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.
9:00 am Saturday Peace in the Morning
8940 Midnight Pass Rd Sarasota, FL 34242
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10:00 am Saturday A Spiritual Principle A Day
2705 N Tamiami Tr Nokomis, FL 34275
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10:15 am Saturday East Side Recovery
4850 SR 64 E Bradenton, FL 34208
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12:00 pm Saturday Never Alone
2856 Ringling Blvd Sarasota, FL 34237
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12:00 pm Saturday Spiritual Principles at Noon (ONLINE)
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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
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When:
Sunday, September 13th
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 05, 2026 |
Not hopelessly bad |
| Page 259 |
| "We find that we suffer from a disease, not a moral dilemma. We were critically ill, not hopelessly bad." |
| Basic Text, p. 16 |
| For many of us, Narcotics Anonymous was the answer to a personal puzzle of long standing. Why did we always feel alone, even in a crowd, we wondered? Why did we do so many crazy, self-destructive things? Why did we feel so badly about ourselves so much of the time? And how had our lives gotten so messed up? We thought we were hopelessly bad, or perhaps hopelessly insane. Given that, it was a great relief to learn we suffered from a disease. Addiction--that was the source of our problems. A disease, we realized, could be treated. And when we treat our disease, we can begin to recover. Today, when we see symptoms of our disease resurfacing in our lives, we need not despair. After all, it's a treatable disease we have, not a moral dilemma. We can be grateful we can recover from the disease of addiction through the application of the Twelve Steps of NA. |
| Just for Today: I am grateful that I have a treatable disease, not a moral dilemma. I will continue applying the treatment for the disease of addiction by practicing the NA program. |
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September 05, 2026 |
Cooperation Despite Friction |
| Page 257 |
| "Time and time again, in crises we have set aside our differences and worked for the common good." |
| Basic Text, Chapter 6, "Tradition One" |
| Cooperation is fundamental to what we do in NA, starting from the moment when the message is first carried to us. "I didn't get clean because of my own Step One," an addict shared. "I got clean because of someone else's Step Twelve." Whether we first heard the message from one member, a group, or a piece of literature, carrying the message to a using addict requires cooperation. We are clean because other members cooperated with each other--and we cooperated by listening and believing that recovery was possible for us, too. Our cooperation in NA continues well beyond that first moment of willingness to listen and receive a message of hope. As we stay clean and get to know our fellow members better, we cooperate with each other and keep the doors open for the addicts yet to come. We're sure to see or experience friction at some point, but addicts in recovery can be surprising in our ability to come together when it really matters. "I got clean in a small town, and there were only two addicts at my first meeting," a member wrote. "They carried a message to me that night. I thought they were best friends. Later, I learned that they couldn't stand each other. I never would have known it from my first night clean." Some differences are more extensive than just a personality clash. "Our city was divided along racial/ethnic lines," a group wrote. "We had two areas with big overlaps, and they didn't get along. Some members finally had enough and created an annual unity event bringing both areas together. It was sort of controversial at first, but every year it gets bigger and better. Since it started, our areas have started collaborating on H&I and public relations service, too." |
| Placing principles before personalities means cooperating whether or not I get along with someone. I will do my best to set aside differences for NA unity. |
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