Suncoast
Narcotics
Anonymous
24 Hour Helpline:
1-941-257-5055
What is Narcotics Anonymous?
NA is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This is a program of complete abstinence from all drugs. There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using.
7:30 am Monday Serenity in the Morning
222 S Palm Ave Sarasota, FL 34236
O,BT,CW,NS Small building facing Bayfront Dr
10:00 am Monday Never Alone
2856 Ringling Blvd Sarasota, FL 34237
O,BT
12:00 pm Monday Spiritual Principles at Noon (ONLINE)
O,VM
12:05 pm Monday 12 O'Clock Clean
222 S Palm Ave Sarasota, FL 34236
O,D Small building facing Bayfront Dr
6:30 pm Monday The Atmosphere of Recovery
4826 McIntosh Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
O,SD
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Meeting Updates:
- New Meeting: Protecting My Serenity (PMS)
Mondays – 6:15 PM – Open, Women's Meeting, Rotating Format
Under One Roof
407 57th Ave E, Bradenton, FL, 34203
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Events & Announcements:
- Dinosaur Day - Sun, Sep 20th - 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Longwood Park Pavilion
6050 Longwood Run Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34243
Get Directions -> - Waves of Recovery Beach Volleyball - Sun, Sep 20th - 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Join us for beach volleyball every Sunday after the 10:15 AM meeting.
Manatee Public Beach
4000 Gulf Dr, Bradenton, FL, 34217
Get Directions -> - SCCNA 1 Design Contest - Thu, Oct 1st
Submissions due by October 1st - Policy Review Meeting - Mon, Oct 5th - 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join Zoom -> - Suncoast Skydive - Sat, Oct 17th - 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Take the leap and live the freedom. Meeting at 10 AM followed by skydiving!
Skydive City
4241 Sky Dive Ln, Zephyrhills, FL, 33542
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When:
Sunday, October 11th
Where:
That Church - 6502 14th St W, Bradenton, FL, 34207
Times:
- 1:30 PM - H&I Committee Meeting
- 2:30 PM - Activities Committee Meeting
- 2:30 PM - H&I Orientation
- 2:30 PM - Web Committee Meeting
- 2:45 PM - GSR Orientation
- 3:00 PM - Admin Body Meeting
- 3:30 PM - Area Service Meeting
Notes:
- There is no parking by the green fence.
- No smoking or vaping ANYWHERE except underneath the basketball hoop.
- Please keep the bathroom doors closed. (The air conditioning in the meeting space depends on it)
Group Readings fo NA Meetings
Use the below links to view, download, or print a PDF of the readings commonly used in NA meetings.
Narcotics Anonymous Resource Links
Helpful links to trusted NA resources for recovery support, literature, and local & global fellowship connections.
Daily Meditations
Subscribe →September 13, 2026 |
Something different |
| Page 267 |
| "We had to have something different, and we thought we had found it in drugs." |
| Basic Text, p. 13 |
| Many of us have always felt different from other people. We know we're not unique in feeling that way; we hear many addicts share the same thing. We searched all our lives for something to make us all right, to fix that "different" place inside us, to make us whole and acceptable. Drugs seemed to fill that need. When we were high, at least we no longer felt the emptiness or the need. There was one drawback: The drugs, which were our solution, quickly became our problem. Once we gave up the drugs, the sense of emptiness returned. At first we felt despair because we didn't have any solution of our own to that miserable longing. But we were willing to take direction and began to work the steps. As we did, we found what we'd been looking for, that "something different." Today, we believe that our lifelong yearning was primarily for knowledge of a Higher Power; the "something different" we needed was a relationship with a loving God. The steps tell us how to begin that relationship. |
| Just for Today: My Higher Power is the "something different" that's always been missing in my life. I will use the steps to restore that missing ingredient to my spirit. |
| Copyright (c) 2007-2026, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
September 13, 2026 |
Sincerity and Keeping It Real |
| Page 265 |
| "We listen to one another with an open mind and an open heart, and we share our experience with the understanding that it won't necessarily be shared by everyone else." |
| Living Clean, Chapter 3, "A Spiritual Journey" |
| Among the first things many of us notice about NA is how recovering addicts get very real with each other when sharing in meetings. Sincerity is sometimes mistaken for weakness, especially among using addicts. Showing up to recovery meetings for the first time and seeing people willingly exposing vulnerabilities the way we do can be both shocking and refreshing. We start to listen and to open up. Being present and showing up wholeheartedly would mean a 180-degree change from our old approach. We were accustomed to wearing masks, deflecting attention, or adapting to whatever was happening around us. Yeah, yeah, yeah, we played along. Not making any waves was key to our survival before we got clean. Early in recovery, we may find ourselves listening to others and then trying to match how they share. Not wanting to call attention to ourselves, we might string together slogans or pretend to be something we're not. One addict wrote, "I would tailor my shares to try to appeal to the listeners, and the harder I tried to make people relate, the phonier I felt (and sounded). When I just tell my own story my own way, people seem to connect so much more." Something within us shifts as we do the work of staying clean. We prioritize honesty and authenticity over ease, empathy over shallow connection, from-the-heart sincerity over fitting in. When we share, we allow ourselves and each other the dignity of our own understanding and experience. We each take on the responsibility of expressing what's going on with us. It's harder to talk the talk when we don't walk the walk. We share what we've found, what we think, and where our uncertainties lie. The truer we are in what we share with others, the better the odds that they will be able to relate. |
| As a recovering addict, sincerity makes it possible for me to connect with others wholeheartedly. I will keep it real today. |
| Copyright (c) 2007-2026, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved |