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Narcotics Anonymous:

In Cooperation with Professionals World-Wide

For Assistance or Information:

World Service Office, Inc.

PO Box 9999

Van Nuys, CA 91409

tel: (818) 773-9999

fax: (818) 700-0700

email: wso@wsoinc.com

http://www.wsoinc.com

Framework for NA community engagement

• our primary purpose / mission

• public relations approach of attraction vs promotion

• no membership requirements:

regardless of specific drug(s) used, age, gender, religion, ethnicity, economics, politics, class-status.

framework/guiding principles (cont’d)

• “Cooperation without affiliation”

• We neither endorse nor oppose other organizations or approaches

• We don’t affiliate our name/ organization with other organizations

• We neither provide nor accept outside funding

• We take no position on public issues

provide an environment within which drug addicts can help one

another stop using and find a new way to live

Means of local contact with NA

• NA groups– “open” meetings

– “closed” meetings

• NA service committees– NA phonelines

–meeting directories

– public information committees

Meetings started by non-NA members

Support & assistance is welcomed, however 2 cautions are offered:

• Turn meeting over to addicts them- selves as soon as possible

• Clarify distinction between meeting place/facility and NA

client/resident interactions

• “Twelfth step call”

• “H&I panel”

• “attendance verification cards”

• “sponsor”

• meeting environment

potential difficulties

• disease concept

• total abstinence

• some anti-professional sentiment

• spirituality

• if you experience problems with the local organization/members ...

membership “silhouette”

1989 poll• AGE

11% < 20 years old37% between 20-3048% between 30-45 4% > 45

• GENDER– 64% male– 36% female

1996 survey

• AGE average age 37 years

• GENDER– 58% male– 42% female

membership “silhouette” (cont’d)

1989 poll initial referral:• 47% treatment

facility or while incarcerated

• 29% another NA member

• 24% community professional ( e.g., doctor, clergy, attorney, judge)

1996 survey

influence for 1st mtg:• 48% treatment

facility• 10% jail or

correctional facility • 51% another NA

member• 20% community

professional