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 Thursday Serenity in the Morning
222 S Palm Ave Sarasota, FL 34236
O,CW,SWG,NS Small building facing Bayfront Dr
10:00 am Thursday Never Alone
2856 Ringling Blvd Sarasota, FL 34237
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12:00 pm Thursday Spiritual Principles at Noon (ONLINE)
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12:05 pm Thursday 12 O'Clock Clean
222 S Palm Ave Sarasota, FL 34236
O,D Small building facing Bayfront Dr
7:00 pm Thursday Keep it Simple
4635 26th St W Bradenton, FL 34207
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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.
Event Updates:
- 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 -> - Just For Friday First Friday Speaker - Fri, Aug 7th - 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Parrish United Methodist Church
12180 US-301, Parrish, FL, 34219
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
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 ->
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 15, 2026 |
Relations with others |
| Page 205 |
| "We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all." |
| Step Eight |
| All human beings struggle with self-centeredness. The chronic self-centeredness that lies at the very core of addiction makes that struggle doubly difficult for people like us. Many of us have lived as if we believed we were the last people on earth, utterly blind to the effect our behavior has had on those around us. The Eighth Step is the process our program has given us to honestly examine our past relationships. We take a look at the writing we did on our Fourth Step to identify the effects our actions had on the people in our lives. When we recognize harm done to some of those people, we become willing to take responsibility for our actions by making amends to them. The variety of people we encounter in our day and the quality of our relations with them determines, to a great extent, the quality of our very lives. Love, humor, excitement, caring--the things that make life worth living derive much of their meaning from being shared with others. Understanding this, we want to discover the true nature of our relationships with other people and mend whatever breaks we may find in those relations. We want to work the Eighth Step. |
| Just for Today: I want to fully enjoy the companionship of my fellows. I will examine my relationships with the people in my life. Where I find I've harmed others, I will seek the willingness to make amends to them. |
| Copyright (c) 2007-2026, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
July 16, 2026 |
Listening for Common Ground |
| Page 204 |
| "In service, we listen well by listening for common ground rather than for ways to prove that our idea is better." |
| Guiding Principles, Tradition Four, "In Service" |
| NA offers plenty of opportunities for us to learn how to do a better job of living in the world. While very few of us show up to NA with the credentials of "great listener," sitting through recovery meetings can teach us much about making an effort to truly understand what others are saying. The listening skills we hone in recovery meetings are quite useful in NA service, too. Self-centeredness might cause us to put the responsibility for good communication on others: If they would just be clearer, we wouldn't have to listen so carefully. As we learn in meetings, with our sponsors, calling other addicts--communication is a two-way street, and we're much better off when we work on our side, rather than insisting on improvements across the way. "I noticed a fellow trusted servant frequently restating things other members had shared, but in different words," a member wrote. "I got angry, thinking they wanted credit for everyone else's ideas. After a while, I realized that they were basically interpreting for themselves as they tried to understand what other people were saying. The service meetings take longer, but I think hearing things in multiple ways actually ends up being helpful." There are many ways we can improve our ability to listen in service. For example, not talking while others are talking can be practiced well in most recovery meetings. Other techniques, like asking others to clarify what they're saying, might be better reserved for service meetings. Sponsorship helps, too, of course. A member wrote, "My sponsor would say, 'What I hear you saying is...' I started using that phrase in service, and soon my communication was improving dramatically!" |
| I typically have more in common with others than I may believe. I will listen for common ground with patience and gratitude. |
| Copyright (c) 2007-2026, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved |