My name is Mike, I'm an Addict. I'm not an Alcoholic and hence find my Recovery in Narcotics Anonymous. Alcohol is simply another drug (as our literature states). I am grateful to AA for showing the way for NA to Become. But AA does not replace NA for an addict.

Our program is Simple, if you work it. Our promise is NA can offer you a choice, never having to use again One Day At a Time. That burning never ending desire to use CAN be lifted from you if you are willing and let it. Start by going to 90 NA meetings in 90 days. No excuses. Listen. If you don't feel like going to a meeting, go anyway. If you feel like using, use a meeting and use the phone instead. The power of one addict helping another is without parallel.

I remember vividly when Higher Power lifted that never ending burning desire to use from me. I'd been around about 6 months and had gone back out on my Organic Lie. You know, just smoking Mother Nature and drinking (good for cotton mouth) but not slamming H or using any other "hard" drugs. Had a job etc. (always loaded) but one night after a league pool shoot and celebrating knew I wouldn't make it to work the next day with just Herb, so scored a rack of speed. Next morning got up and my Organic Lie was about to be shattered. I DID NOT want to use the speed but couldn't go to work just toking. Instead drove around all morning until a Noon NA meeting I knew about. The speed was in my pocket. I smoked another joint just before going into the meeting but I went anyway. I don't give a rip if you're Clean or Loaded GO TO A MEETING! The only requirement for NA membership is a DESIRE to stop using. After that meeting drove around all afternoon until an evening NA meeting. Staying high all afternoon on Mother Nature. Threw away the speed at some point during the day and again toked up before walking into that meeting too. I did know enough to keep my mouth shut, just listened. This went on for three weeks, loaded on Mother Nature everyday but not doing hard drugs, going to 1 to 3 meetings a day, some AA when no NA meeting within 50 miles. Loaded at every meeing. I felt hopeless and ashamed but went anyway. I KNEW I couldn't stop using on my own. I was still contstantly using and feeling worthless but went anyway.

Then the Miracle happened. Was sitting in the Sunday night NA meeting loaded on Herb when HP spoke to me in a still small voice in my mind. "Quit fooling around with pot. If you want to get your head on your chest go get some China White like you really want. But you don't have to, you have a choice today."

After that meeting I was able to throw away my Mother Nature stash by the Grace of God and haven't used since.  Over thirty years later I'm typing this Clean One Day At a Time. Miracles Do Happen.

Yeah lost that job but no biggy. I finally got Clean.