Archives for April 2019

The promise of — and problems with — 12-step programs

Narcotics Anonymous meetings are offered in more than 100 communities across the province. (iStock.com/SolStock) Thousands of Ontarians with substance-use issues turn to Narcotics Anonymous. Many credit it with turning their lives around — but others see it as a barrier to recovery.By Daina Goldfinger – Published on April 16, 2019 “We admitted that we were powerless over […]

Narcotics Anonymous as described on DualDiagnosis.org

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) was founded in the early 1950s as an offshoot of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Although the organization grew slowly at first, by 1983, NA had spread to over a dozen countries and had nearly 3,000 meetings worldwide.Today, NA offers over 63,000 weekly meetings in 132 countries, and has literature available in at least 45 languages. The […]