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 Wednesday Serenity in the Morning
222 S Palm Ave Sarasota, FL 34236
O,CW,NS,LC Small building facing Bayfront Dr
10:00 am Wednesday Never Alone
2856 Ringling Blvd Sarasota, FL 34237
O,IW
12:00 pm Wednesday Spiritual Principles at Noon (ONLINE)
O,VM
12:05 pm Wednesday 12 O'Clock Clean
222 S Palm Ave Sarasota, FL 34236
O,D Small building facing Bayfront Dr
6:00 pm Wednesday Unity & Serenity Group
6502 14th St W Bradenton, FL 34207
O,WC,NS,SD Smoke Free Campus
Stay Connected!
Stay up to date with Suncoast Area NA announcements and events.
Meeting Updates:
- Friday Night Clean Cancelled
Meeting will resume on Friday, Sep 11th
Events & Announcements:
- Waves of Recovery Beach Volleyball - Sun, Sep 6th - 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 -> - Policy Review Meeting - Mon, Sep 7th - 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join Zoom -> - Dinosaur Day - Sun, Sep 20th - 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Longwood Park Pavilion
6050 Longwood Run Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34243
Get Directions -> - SCCNA 1 Design Contest - Thu, Oct 1st
Submissions due by October 1st - 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 ->
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 01, 2026 |
Real values |
| Page 255 |
| "We become able to make wise and loving decisions based on principles and ideals that have real value in our lives." |
| Basic Text, p. 105 |
| Addiction gave us a certain set of values, principles we applied in our lives. "You pushed me" one of those values told us, "so I pushed back, hard." "It's mine" was another value generated by our disease. "Well, okay, maybe it wasn't mine to start with, but I liked it, so I made it mine." Those values were hardly values at all--more like rationalizations--and they certainly didn't help us make wise and loving decisions. In fact, they served primarily to dig us deeper and deeper into the grave we'd already dug for ourselves. The Twelve Steps give us a strong dose of real values, the kind that help us live in harmony with ourselves and those around us. We place our faith not in ourselves, our families, or our communities, but in a Higher Power--and in doing so, we grow secure enough to be able to trust our communities, our families, and even ourselves. We learn to be honest, no matter what--and we learn to refrain from doing things we might want to hide. We learn to accept responsibility for our actions. "It's mine" is replaced with a spirit of selflessness. These are the kind of values that help us become a responsible, productive part of the life around us. Rather than digging us deeper into a grave, these values restore us to the world of the living. |
| Just for Today: I am grateful for the values I've developed. I am thankful for the ability they give me to make wise, loving decisions as a responsible, productive member of my community. |
| Copyright (c) 2007-2026, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
September 01, 2026 |
Interdependence Knows No Borders |
| Page 253 |
| "Just as we learned in early recovery that we need each other to stay clean, we come to believe that all of us, every NA meeting and group, are interdependent." |
| It Works, Tradition One |
| Interdependence may not be a word many of us use, but expressions of this principle in Narcotics Anonymous are very familiar. Our program is one of mutual aid, recognizing the therapeutic value of one addict helping another. As per Tradition One, our individual recovery is uplifted, enriched, secured by--and dependent upon--unity in purpose and a simple message of recovery. A worldwide network of meetings, groups, and service bodies are a part of the same whole. We need each other to stay clean and to carry our message using all the strategies we have to do so, such as H&I, helplines, public relations, creation of new literature, translations, and Fellowship development--all over the globe. Working this spiritual principle is, in large part, coming to the understanding and acknowledging that we are already practicing interdependence--by being a member of NA and participating in our recovery. We recognize that healthy relationships inside and outside NA aren't unidirectional. They're reciprocal, mutually beneficial. One prime example is that sponsors help sponsees, and sponsees help sponsors. The "come to believe" in the quotation above is a result of the broadening of our experience of recovery in NA. We start to better comprehend the role of service and the interconnectedness among our local meetings and beyond--as our group's conscience combines with others through various layers of NA services. Interdependence knows no borders; it is the tie that binds us. It's the ripple effect that empathy and participation have on our Fellowship. It's the integrity of our movement to help addicts heal from the disease of addiction and to increase our connection to each other, to our surroundings, and to a life worth living. |
| I need others to practice interdependence, so I'll connect with other addicts today. I'll contribute to the recovery of others and participate in my own, recognizing that they are intricately linked. |
| Copyright (c) 2007-2026, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved |