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 Monday The Atmosphere of Recovery
4826 McIntosh Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
O,SD
6:30 pm Monday Women in Recovery Group
4030 Manatee Ave W Bradenton, FL 34205
O,W,RF
6:30 pm Monday Peace In Parrish
12140 69th St E Parrish, FL 34219
O,D Youth Center
7:30 pm Monday Principles B-4 Personalities
407 57th Ave E Bradenton, FL 34203
O,RF
8:00 pm Monday High Hopes
4826 McIntosh Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
O,D,SPAD
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Meeting Updates:
- Meeting Permanently Cancelled: Get Hooked On Recovery
The Get Hooked On Recovery meeting is permanently cancelled and will no longer meet at Real Recovery (5025 26th St, Bradenton, FL, 34207) on Wednesdays from 7:00 - 8:00 PM. - Progress Not Perfection New Location
Grace Life - 1201 N Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL, 34232 - Gym building, upstairs
Grace Life
1201 N Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL, 34232
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Event Updates:
- FRCNA XLIV: “The Message is Hope.” - Thu, Jul 2nd - Sun, Jul 5th
The Florida Regional Convention of Narcotics Anonymous (FRCNA) creates a powerful convention experience that ignites hope, celebrates recovery, and unites...
Rosen Plaza
9700 International Dr, Orlando, FL, 32819
Get Directions -> - Just For Friday First Friday Speaker - Fri, Jul 3rd - 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
- SCCNA Sponsorship Brunch Fundraiser - Sat, Jul 18th - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Two speakers, topic is Sponsorship in Narcotics Anonymous. Advance Tickets: $10, Tickets at the Door: $15.
Pine Shores Community Center
6210 Crestwood Ave, Sarasota, FL, 34231
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
Get Directions -> - Summer Beach Bash - Sun, Aug 16th - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Join us for food, fellowship, raffles, prizes, rock painting, balloon toss, and 2 guest speakers!
Coquina Beach Gulfside North Pavillion
1438 Gulf Dr S, Bradenton, FL, 34217
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When:
Sunday, July 12th
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 29, 2026 |
Keeping recovery fresh |
| Page 187 |
| "Complacency is the enemy of members with substantial clean time. If we remain complacent for long, the recovery process ceases." |
| Basic Text, p. 84 |
| After the first couple of years in recovery, most of us start to feel like there are no more big deals. If we've been diligent in working the steps, the past is largely resolved and we have a solid foundation on which to build our future. We've learned to take life pretty much as it comes. Familiarity with the steps allows us to resolve problems almost as quickly as they arise. Once we discover this level of comfort, we may tend to treat it as a "rest stop" on the recovery path. Doing so, however, discounts the nature of our disease. Addiction is patient, subtle, progressive, and incurable. It's also fatal--we can die from this disease, unless we continue to treat it. And the treatment for addiction is a vital, ongoing program of recovery. The Twelve Steps are a process, a path we take to stay a step ahead of our disease. Meetings, sponsorship, service, and the steps always remain essential to ongoing recovery. Though we may practice our program somewhat differently with five years clean than with five months, this doesn't mean the program has changed or become less important, only that our practical understanding has changed and grown. To keep our recovery fresh and vital, we need to stay alert for opportunities to practice our program. |
| Just for Today: As I keep growing in my recovery, I will search for new ways to practice my program. |
| Copyright (c) 2007-2026, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
June 29, 2026 |
In Harmony with Reality |
| Page 186 |
| "Sanity is living in harmony with reality." |
| Living Clean, Chapter 1, "A Vision of Hope" |
| "Get real." To addicts--even those of us with time clean--reality can be a dirty word. People telling us that our version of XYZ isn't real, that we are in denial about XYZ, or, worst of all, that our feelings about XYZ don't square with reality! They might as well be telling us to go XYZ ourselves! When we are in active addiction, it is much easier to hold false beliefs about ourselves and the world around us. We don't want to hear the truth because we fear the truth will hurt us. In a sense, drugs keep us safe from having to deal with reality--until they don't. When we get clean, that barrier is removed, and the twelve-step process actively challenges us to discover, dismantle, and discard those beliefs that separate us from the truth of a situation and prevent us from being authentic and acting with integrity. The ongoing struggle is in identifying which of our beliefs are not in harmony with reality. This process starts when we begin to trust that we might not have the most astute judgment about our choices. Our willingness to question the stories we tell ourselves often precedes our ability to see reality. We accept help from other recovering addicts as we navigate through the minefield of our alternate realities. Our capacity to be in harmony with the world around us improves when our worldview widens and is shaped more by principles than by our disease. Reality becomes less distorted. The Serenity Prayer's meaning becomes astoundingly clear. After a period of numbness, reality often stings. But the truth will help us, not harm us. |
| What is an "XYZ" in my life that currently isn't in harmony with reality? Can I trust my own perspective about that issue? If I'm not sure, who in my life loves me enough to tell me to "get real"? |
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