Our offer to you
Narcotics Anonymous is a self-help community by and for people addicted to drugs. The concept is based on the 12-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous and on the fact that those affected help each other. In doing so, NA does not differentiate between legal and illegal drugs, medicines or alcohol, but focuses on the common disease of addiction.
At Narcotics Anonymous, we offer two different types of informational meetings to introduce our fellowship and concept.
The Presentations for professionalswho work with addicts are recommended as an introduction to a planned cooperation. They provide information about NA, statistics, and space for questions and answers. A "transparent meeting" can also be held as a vivid example of our meetings. The parts are put together by us in a modular manner depending on requirements and the planned time window.
The Info meetings for addicts offer those affected a closed framework in which long-standing drug-free NA members report on their path to a self-determined life, identification is possible and questions that arise are answered. These meetings usually take place without the presence of the institution's staff.
If you are interested in us introducing ourselves to you, please contact our public relations committee by telephone or email.
We are happy to hear from them!
The public relations team
info@narcotics-anonymous.ch
Helpline 0840 12 12 12
Cooperation with professionals
- Presentations for employees of therapy facilities, hospitals, public institutions, authorities and schools
- Information events for clients in therapy facilities or for inmates in prisons
- Affected individuals can attend regular NA meetings while still in therapy or in a facility
- Some meetings issue certificates of attendance for addicts on treatment and parole
- As a professional, you can find out more about NA in our “open meetings”.
- Dispatch of literature and meeting lists
- Information via our hotline and website
- Our offer is always free. This means that information events and presentations are always free of charge for you, as is participation in NA meetings for you and/or your clients.
Benefits of attending a meeting…
for those affected:
- Facilitates the transition back into society
- Support during therapy or prison
- Provides peer-based network
- Drug free role models
- No interviews or applications, no registration, no admission procedure, no diagnosis, no cost commitment, free of charge
for professionals:
- Research shows that attending meetings increases the sustainability of therapy
- Immediate access to support during follow-up or before therapy
- No administrative effort whatsoever, clients can simply go.
Some data
Some data from our 2018 member survey (n=28.495)*
Thanks to regular participation in NA, many members have been abstinent for many years: an average of 8,86 years continuously clean
Respondents mention an improvement in all areas of life:
- Family relationships (87%)
- Social connectedness (88%)
- Housing situation (67%)
- Work (68%) and education (53%)
- Interests and hobbies (80%)
The top factors cited for attending the first NA meeting were:
- Another NA member (54%)
- Therapy or counseling center / professionals (43%)
- Family (20%)
15% of NA members say they were still in a substitution program when they first met.
On average, members attend 1,57 meetings per week.
Reasons for staying with NA that members cite include identification with other NA members (87%), a warm supportive group (66%), other NA members (59%), NA literature (42%), and sponsorship and Participation in the service (37% each)
The most frequently mentioned drugs were indicated
- Opiates (29%)
- Alcohol (22%)
- Cannabis (15%)
- Stimulants (13%)
- cocaine (9%)
- Other drugs (12%)
*The data presented here refers to members from Europe.
