Community Support

What is Narcotics Anonymous?

Narcotics Anonymous is a global, community-based organization with a multi-lingual and multicultural membership. NA was founded in 1953 with the support of the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. Although our growth was minimal during our initial twenty years as an organization, now over 60-years old, the number of members and meetings has increased dramatically. Today, NA members hold more than 67,000 meetings weekly in 139 countries. We speak 65 different languages with recovery literature is now translated in 49 of them. We offer recovery from the effects of addiction through working a twelve-step program. Successful members build community through regular attendance at group meetings. The group atmosphere provides help from peers and offers an ongoing support network for addicts who wish to pursue and maintain a drug-free lifestyle.

Our name, Narcotics Anonymous, is not meant to imply a focus on any particular drug; NA's approach makes no distinction between drugs which include alcohol. Membership is free, and we have no affiliation with any organizations outside of NA including governments, religions, law enforcement groups, medical facilities, or psychiatric associations. We maintain a spirit of cooperation with others seeking to help addicts and strive to reach a day when every addict in the world has an opportunity to experience our message of recovery in his or her own language and culture.

Accessing resources

Narcotics Anonymous is a truly global fellowship and the many valuable resources can be found at Narcotics Anonymous' world website. This page is a great place to start and has a wealth of introductory information about our history and demographics.

The Peninsula Area of Narcotics Anonymous is the local branch of the organization based primarily in the Silicon Valley. All resource and services are provided by volunteer members. We are not professionals and cannot offer expert opinions in legal or medical matters; we can only share our personal experiences of how the program has helped to change our lives. We have the willingness to help anywhere we are able, so please click a button below to submit a support request for your particular area of need. The submissions will be reviewed and a member of our organization and we will contact you shortly with a response. Every effort will be made to fulfill requests, however our ability to offer assistance will be based primarily on availability of people, resources, and the nature of your inquiry.

  • Presentations about the Narcotics Anonymous program (at probation offices, schools, etc.)
  • In-house meetings staffed by Narcotics Anonymous members in facilities where the attendees are restricted from attending outside meetings (in jails, institutions, recovery facilities, etc.)
  • Narcotics Anonymous Literature
  • Information on how to help family or friends that may have a drug problem
  • General requests/questions