Welcome to Narcotics Anonymous of NJ. Our Message Is…

That an addict, any addict can stop using drugs,
lose the desire to use, and find a new way to live.


Helpline

If you feel you have a problem with drugs, call our helpline

Meetings

Locate an NA meeting near you for each day of the week

Encuentre una reunión de NA

Events

See upcoming NA events and activities in NJ

Narcotics Anonymous 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.

– Narcotics Anonymous Basic Text, page 9

Recovery from addiction is possible and available through the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions of Narcotics Anonymous.

Narcotics Anonymous is FREEDOM from active addiction.

Narcotics Anonymous is an international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts with over 61,000 weekly meetings in over 131 countries worldwide.


Just for Today

June 09, 2025
Old dreams needn't die
Page 167
"Lost dreams awaken and new possibilities arise."
Basic Text, p. 91

Most of us had dreams when we were young. Whether we dreamed of a dynamic career, a large and loving family, or travels abroad, our dreams died when our addiction took hold. Anything we ever wanted for ourselves was cast away in our pursuit of drugs. Our dreams didn't go beyond the next drug and the euphoria we hoped it would bring.

Now in recovery, we find a reason to hope that our lost dreams could still come true. No matter how old we are, how much our addiction has taken from us, or how unlikely it may seem, our freedom from active addiction gives us the freedom to pursue our ambitions. We may discover that we're very talented at something, or find a hobby we love, or learn that continuing our education can bring remarkable rewards.

We used to put most of our energy into spinning excuses and rationalizations for our failures. Today, we go forward and make use of the many opportunities life presents to us. We may be amazed at what we're capable of. With our foundation of recovery, success, fulfillment, and satisfaction are within our reach at last.

Just for Today: Starting today, I'll do whatever I can to realize my dreams.

A Spiritual Principal a Day

June 09, 2025
Communication Is a Two-Way Street
Page 166
"We learn to listen carefully, and to communicate in a way that we can be heard."
Living Clean, Chapter 5, "Being a Parent"

Addiction does a number on our ability to communicate. We can get so preoccupied with self-obsession that it's hard to pay attention to others--unless, of course, there's something in it for us. For many of us, the ability to hear the message for the first time--to truly experience the hope that our message offers--was a result of desperation. A member wrote, "The people who had what I wanted shared with honesty and vulnerability. They taught me how to save my life." We needed something different very badly, and the message of hope got through. We were home.

And then comes early recovery. Minds racing. Our bodies difficult to keep still. "When I was new, I couldn't hear what anyone was saying," one member wrote. "The noise in my head was just way too loud. I kept coming back, and things started to get through. The slogans began to make sense. The fog in my head cleared away and I shared honestly. Others responded, and I felt connected."

Clearing out the noise in our heads helps us communicate better in all of our relationships. We learn by attending meetings, by connecting with our sponsor, by helping sponsees, and those lessons in communication improve our ability to communicate in other areas of our lives. Our growth improves our relationships with our partners, our parents, our friends, our children. Sometimes, we simply shut up and listen. One parent in recovery shared, "I couldn't get my child to listen to me, and my sponsor reminded me it's a two-way street. I should try listening to my child more." When we give our attention to others, we understand them better. If words fail us, we speak through our actions.

Recovery thrives on vibrant, two-way communication. I will listen with an open heart and share in that same spirit.