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Information about NA
Narcotics Anonymous is an
international, community-based association of
recovering drug addicts with more than 30,000 weekly
meetings in over 108 countries worldwide.
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Development
Narcotics Anonymous sprang from the Alcoholics Anonymous
Program of the late 1940s, with meetings first emerging
in the Los Angeles area of California, USA, in the early
fifties. The NA program started as a small US movement
that has grown into one of the world's oldest and
largest organizations of its type.
For many years, NA grew very slowly, spreading from Los
Angeles to other major North American cities and
Australia in the early 1970s. In 1983, Narcotics
Anonymous published its self-titled Basic Text book,
which contributed to tremendous growth. Within a few
years, groups had formed in Brazil, Colombia, Germany,
India, the Irish Republic, Japan, New Zealand, and the
United Kingdom.
Today, Narcotics Anonymous is well established
throughout much of the Americas, Western Europe,
Australia, and New Zealand. Newly formed groups and NA
communities are now scattered throughout the Indian
subcontinent, Africa, East Asia, the Middle East, and
Eastern Europe. Narcotics Anonymous books and
information pamphlets are currently available in 23
languages, with translations in process for 16
languages.
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Rate of growth
Because no attendance records are kept, it is impossible
to estimate what percentages of those who come to
Narcotics Anonymous remain active in NA over time. The
only sure indicator of the program’s success is the
rapid growth in the number of registered Narcotics
Anonymous meetings in recent decades and the rapid
spread of Narcotics Anonymous outside North America.
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In 1978, there were fewer than 200 registered groups
in three countries.
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In 1983, more than a dozen countries had 2,966
meetings.
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In 1993, 60 countries had over 13,000 groups holding
over 19,000 meetings.
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In 2002, there are approximately 20,000 registered
groups holding over 30,000 weekly meetings in 108
countries.
More information may be obtained by contacting:
NA World Services, Inc.
PO Box 9999
Van Nuys, CA 91409-9099 USA
Tel: (+1) 818.773.9999 Fax: (+1) 818.700.0700
Website: www.na.org
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