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.
7:00 pm Thursday Keep it Simple
4635 26th St W Bradenton, FL 34207
O,WC,JFT
7:00 pm Thursday Solutions in the Steps
6210 Crestwood Ave Sarasota, FL 34231
O,RF
7:15 pm Thursday East Side Recovery
4850 SR 64 E Bradenton, FL 34208
O Enter through front door of church
8:15 pm Thursday Thursday Night Candlelight
4041 Bahia Vista St Sarasota, FL 342322421
O,CAN,WC,RF Building 3, behind church
8:15 pm Thursday The Lie Is Dead (Candlelight)
4304 32nd St W Bradenton, FL 34205
O,CAN,WC,LIT SW corner of parking lot
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Event Updates:
- 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, August 9th
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 →July 30, 2026 |
Regular inventory |
| Page 220 |
| "Continuing to take a personal inventory means that we form a habit of looking at ourselves, our actions, attitudes, and relationships on a regular basis." |
| Basic Text, p. 42 |
| Taking a regular inventory is a key element in our new pattern of living. In our addiction, we examined ourselves as little as possible. We weren't happy with how we were living our lives, but we didn't feel that we could change the way we lived. Self-examination, we felt, would have been a painful exercise in futility. Today, all that is changing. Where we were powerless over our addiction, we've found a Power greater than ourselves that has helped us stop using. Where we once felt lost in life's maze, we've found guidance in the experience of our fellow recovering addicts and our ever-improving contact with our Higher Power. We need not feel trapped by our old, destructive patterns. We can live differently if we choose. By establishing a regular pattern of taking our own inventory, we give ourselves the opportunity to change anything in our lives that doesn't work. If we've started doing something that causes problems, we can start changing our behavior before it gets completely out of hand. And if we're doing something that prevents problems from occurring, we can take note of that, too, and encourage ourselves to keep doing what works. |
| Just for Today: I will make a commitment to include a regular inventory in my new pattern of living. |
| Copyright (c) 2007-2026, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
July 31, 2026 |
Open Mind, Open Heart, Open Spirit |
| Page 218 |
| “Open-mindedness leads us to the very insights that have eluded us during our lives.“ |
| Basic Text, Chapter 9: Just for Today–Living the Program |
| When many of us arrive in NA, we fancy ourselves as reasonably open-minded people. For one thing, many of us tried lots of different drugs! More seriously, we may have an anything goes or live and let live type of attitude and have been tolerant toward others who aren’t like us. But were our minds even a tiny bit open to others’ insights and opinions or to feedback about our behavior? Could we even listen? Were we able to admit that we might be wrong or didn’t know something? Did we believe that we needed to change–and even if so, did we believe we actually could? Probably not so much. Our experience tells us that open-mindedness is at the very foundation of change for us. While some NA members may insist that we have to “change everything about ourselves,” practicing open-mindedness does not mean that everything we know–or think we know– is worthless. Instead, we gain some carefully wrought insight into what behaviors and perspectives we want to keep in our lives and what is no longer serving us today–and we learn to share these insights with others. Asking questions, listening to the answers, and then letting those answers resonate helps us to identify our old ideas and patterns, see our behavior more clearly, and act differently when it’s called for. Open-mindedness is also one of the most indispensable tools for carrying the message to other addicts and for having productive discussions regarding NA service. We learn to listen more to our sponsees and service buddies, rather than planning out what we want to say. In the process, hopefully, we grow more comfortable with the concept of I don’t know. As one member put it, “We’re not here to be right, we’re here to be better.” Open-mindedness prevents us from running away from problems, ourselves, and each other. Many of us believe that striving to be open-minded keeps us closer to our Higher Power or to the higher self we want to be. |
| I aim to keep my mind and my heart open. I will listen more and speak less. And I will allow my insights and opinions to evolve as my recovery does. |
| Copyright (c) 2007-2026, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved |