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:
- Atmosphere of Recovery: Temporary Location Change
On August 17th, meeting will be held in the "little white church" on the same property, instead of Keys Hall.
Bee Ridge Presbyterian Church
4826 McIntosh Rd, Sarasota, FL, 34233
Get Directions ->
Events & Announcements:
- Waves of Recovery Beach Volleyball - Sun, Aug 23rd - 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 -> - Dinosaur Day - Sun, Sep 20th - 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Longwood Park Pavilion
6050 Longwood Run Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34243
Get Directions -> - 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
Get Directions -> - Peace River Area Campout - Fri, Dec 4th - Sun, Dec 6th
Come for the fellowship; stay for the connection, laughter, and fun!
Peace River Campground
2998 FL-70, Arcadia, FL, 34266
Get Directions -> - Save the Date: Leap of Faith Spiritual Day Retreat 2027 - Sat, Feb 6th - 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Come for the day... Leave with a full heart.
DaySpring Episcopal Conference Center
8411 25th Street E, Parrish, Florida, 34219
Get Directions ->
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 →August 17, 2026 |
Tell the truth |
| Page 239 |
| "A symptom of our disease is alienation, and honest sharing will free us to recover." |
| Basic Text, p. 83 |
| Truth connects us to life while fear, isolation, and dishonesty alienate us from it. As using addicts, we hid as much of the truth about ourselves from as much of the world as we possibly could. Our fear kept us from opening ourselves up to those around us, providing protection against what others might do if we appeared vulnerable. But our fear also kept us from connecting with our world. We lived like alien beings on our own planet, always alone and getting lonelier by the minute. The Twelve Steps and the fellowship of recovering addicts give people like us a place where we can feel safe telling the truth about ourselves. We are able to honestly admit our frustrating, humbling powerlessness over addiction because we meet many others who've been in the same situation--we're safe among them. And we keep on telling more of the truth about ourselves as we continue to work the steps. The more we do, the more truly connected we feel to the world around us. Today, we need not hide from the reality of our relations with the people, places, and things in our lives. We accept those relationships just as they are, and we own our part in them. We take time every day to ask, "Am I telling the truth about myself?" Each time we do this, we draw that much further away from the alienation that characterizes our addiction, and that much closer to the freedom recovery can bring us. |
| Just for Today: Truth is my connection to reality. Today, I will take time to ask myself, "Am I telling the truth?" |
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August 17, 2026 |
Willingness to Change |
| Page 237 |
| "When we take the Serenity Prayer seriously and really consider what in our lives we do have the courage to change, we find that our ability to shape our lives is limited more by our willingness than by anything outside ourselves." |
| Living Clean, Chapter 6, "Finding Our Place in the World" |
| We say the Serenity Prayer so often in NA meetings that it's easy to do it by rote, without intention or commitment. "Sometimes I forget that it's actually a prayer," one member reflected. "It was only when it was suggested that I say it outside of meetings as a prayer for willingness that I began to connect to it, to really use it to help me in a moment of strife, confusion, or indecision." "It helps me get real," another member offered. "I need to know what I can change before mustering up the courage to do it. Most of the time it's me that's standing in my own way. Not my past. Not my upbringing, or my culture, or institutions, or even other people. Just this addict." Change is hard because it's often painful. Our current level of discomfort is familiar, at least. Trading it in for the unknown seems risky. We fear the pain will be worse on the other side of a decision. Who wants to experience rejection or failure? Or what if we succeed? Then, there may be a slew of new responsibilities to deal with. Will we be able to manage those? In the simplest terms, these are fears that limit our capacity to grow. Change is even harder when we view the world as hostile to us, when we listen to the voice in our heads telling us "you can't" or "don't do it." Ignoring that voice and practicing willingness to change the things we can--and then taking an action toward that change we want to make--requires a lot. We have to simultaneously accept where we are right now and be willing to take a risk. There are lessons to be learned, no matter how things turn out. A bonus of NA membership is that we get to report back and share those with each other. |
| I'll carefully consider what I have the power to change in my life right now. Instead of cursing the dark, I pray for willingness to change the lightbulb. Sometimes it is that simple. |
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