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.
6:30 pm Saturday Saturday Night Live
4041 Bahia Vista St Sarasota, FL 342322421
O,D,WC Building 3, behind church
7:30 pm Saturday Fresh Start Group
6502 14th St W Bradenton, FL 34207
O,WC,NS,SD Smoke Free Campus
8:00 pm Saturday Basic Text Study
1801 N Lockwood Ridge Rd Sarasota, FL 34234
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9:00 pm Saturday No Pants Meeting (ONLINE)
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9:00 am Sunday Peace in the Morning
8940 Midnight Pass Rd Sarasota, FL 34242
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Meeting Updates:
- New Meeting: A Work in Progress
Wednesdays - 6:30 PM - Open, Speaker Meeting - Located in Jones Hall (to the right of the sanctuary)
Family of God UMC
5601 16th Ave E, Palmetto, FL, 34221
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Event Updates:
- Groups: Please Update Meeting Formats & Location Wheelchair Accessibility
Please email [email protected] with meeting name, meeting format (speaker, open discussion, etc) and whether the location is wheelchair accessible. - Suncoast T-Shirt Pre-Order Now Available
- Groups: Please Review Proposed Florida Regional SC Budget
The Suncoast RCMs will be voting on the Florida Regional budget at the next RSC meeting. - Policy Review Meeting - Sun, Jun 7th - 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The admin body will be reviewing the Suncoast Area Policy. This meeting is open to everyone to listen or contribute.
Get Directions -> - Keep It Simple 2nd Annual Speaker Jam - Sat, Aug 1st - 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Six speakers, three male and three female, one of each with under 5 years, 5-15 years, and over 15 years!
Hope Lutheran Church
4635 26th St W, Bradenton, FL, 34207
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When:
Sunday, June 14th
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 →June 06, 2026 |
Recovery doesn't happen overnight |
| Page 164 |
| "The Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous are a progressive recovery process established in our daily living." |
| Basic Text, p. 99 |
| After some time in recovery, we may find we are faced with what seem like overwhelming personal problems, angry feelings, and despair. When we realize what's going on, we may wail, "But I've been working so hard. I thought I was..." Recovered, maybe? Not hardly. Over and over, we hear that recovery is an ongoing process and that we are never cured. Yet we sometimes believe that if we just work our steps enough, pray enough, or go to enough meetings, we'll eventually . . . Well, maybe not be cured, but be something! And we are "something." We're recovering--recovering from active addiction. No matter what we've dealt with through the process of the steps, there will always be more. What we didn't remember or didn't think was important in our first inventory will surely present itself later on. Again and again, we'll turn to the process of the steps to deal with what's bothering us. The more we use this process the more we'll trust it, for we can see the results. We go from anger and resentment to forgiveness, from denial to honesty and acceptance, and from pain to serenity. Recovery doesn't happen overnight, and ours will never be complete. But each day brings new healing and the hope for more tomorrow. |
| Just for Today: I will do what I can for my recovery today and maintain hope in the ongoing process of recovery. |
| Copyright (c) 2007-2026, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
June 06, 2026 |
Service Strengthens Our Foundation |
| Page 163 |
| "Service begins when we put ourselves aside and welcome the newcomer. That simple action might be the most important thing we ever do." |
| Guiding Principles, Tradition Two, "For Groups" |
| Many of us recall being welcomed by total strangers as we stumbled into our first Narcotics Anonymous meeting. We felt oddly at home in the rooms of recovery, and that fragile sense of belonging made all the difference. Every gesture mattered: a warm smile, a gentle hug, a meeting directory. When members looked in our eyes, asked our name, and treated us like a human being, we were stunned--in a good way. Welcoming newcomers is one of the most significant things we do in NA. It's important to be welcomed and it's important to be welcoming. Those of us who have trouble getting out of our own way can extract a powerful lesson from graciously welcoming new members. We take a break from our busy brains and reinforce our belief in the NA program: "Against all odds, we are clean and it can work for you, too." It's a message we all need to hear; it keeps us anchored in Narcotics Anonymous. When we set aside our thoughts and feelings to welcome the newcomer, we reinforce our stake in our recovery. We defy the self-centered and self-seeking nature of the disease of addiction. We shelve our burdens and answer that call from a newcomer. It offers perspective and reminds us that "we keep what we have by giving it away." Each act of service strengthens our foundation in recovery and deepens our investment in this new way of life. |
| I will extend a warm welcome to a new member and pay attention to how it benefits us both. |
| Copyright (c) 2007-2026, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved |