{"id":842,"date":"2018-06-20T13:57:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T13:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/negana.org\/?page_id=842"},"modified":"2026-04-06T21:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T01:57:15","slug":"for-professionals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/negana.org\/en\/for-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"For Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FOR <\/span>PROFESSIONALS<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Narcotics Anonymous is a nonprofit, international, community-based organization for recovering addicts, which is active in over 139 countries. Narcotics Anonymous (NA) members learn from one another how to live drug-free and recover from the effects of addiction in their lives. If you have considered recommending Narcotics Anonymous to someone who has a drug problem, you may have a few questions about our organization. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A Resource in Your Community <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Anyone who wants to stop using drugs may become a member of Narcotics Anonymous. Membership is not limited to addicts using any particular drug. Those who feel they may have a problem with drugs, legal or illegal, including alcohol, are welcome in NA. Recovery in NA focuses on the problem of addiction, not on any particular drug.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In Time’s of Illness<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This relied-upon booklet was recently revised to reflect members\u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

experiences with challenges such as mental health issues, chronic <\/em><\/p>\n

illness and pain, and supporting members with illnesses. It includes <\/em><\/p>\n

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NA Groups & Medication <\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Our Twelve Traditions remind us that medication use is a member\u2019s personal decision, and is an outside issue for NA groups. This piece is intended for groups as they consider this issue. It does not address members\u2019 personal decisions, <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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We offer some suggestions and a basic plan of action to help recovering addicts in the transition from treatment, to continuing recovery in Narcotics Anonymous.<\/em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Introduction to NA<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A welcoming introduction, and explains practices unfamiliar to those at their first meetings, and provides tips for groups to preserve an atmosphere of recovery. <\/em> <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Narcotics Anonymous & Medically Assisted Treatment <\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This information is intended for professionals who prescribe medication to treat drug addiction. The service pamphlet NA Groups and Medication listed in the pamphlet contains a broader discussion of NA members and other medications. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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