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DonewithLeaves


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Hi Everyone,

I am thinking of going to my first NA meeting but I'm concerned because I smoke weed and I don't use any harder drugs. I've been smoking weed daily for 10 years though and I feel like I really need some help getting my life back on track. Does NA welcome weed smokers, too?  And the meetings in my area are all closed discussion. What should I expect? I've done some reading on the difference between closed and open meetings but and I've read what NA's websitehas to say about discussion meetings but I was wondering as to someone's first hand experience.

Oh and has anyone been to Marijuana Anonymous and did they prefer it over NA. I've only just discovered MA and it seems very religious. I'm agnostic so I'm not sure what to expect and which of the two might be more suitable.

Thanks so much!

 

 



-- Edited by DonewithLeaves on Wednesday 15th of January 2014 02:02:32 PM

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MIKEF


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Hello and Welcome I am an addict named Mike..

NA

www.na.org/
 Our third tradition tells us the only requirement for membership is the desire to stop using..Only you know if you have that desire..I would suggest visiting the NA WEBSITE AND READING
WHO IS AN ADDICT
WHAT IS THE NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS PROGRAM
WHY ARE WE HERE
HOW IT WORKS(THE PROGRAM)
THE TWELVE TRADITIONS
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The Basic Text - Small Wonder Area of Narcotics Anonymous

www.swanadel.org/uploads/6th_Basic_Text.pdf
 
For the Parents or Guardians of Young People in NA (IP #27). For a complete list .... added to the Basic Text at the Second Edition, a mother learns that she can ...
I would also suggest making a meeting and listening to learn...THE question "is anyone here for the first time or just coming back will be presented to the group and you can choose
to let the group know who you are and share further or not..The above readings will let you know more about the program and your own situation.You have nothing to lose and everything to gain...


-- Edited by MIKEF on Wednesday 15th of January 2014 04:19:58 PM

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Dustina ILia


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In NA WE do not distinquish between one drug or another. A drug is a drug is a drug! Period! They will all bring you to your knees and make your life un-managable. I am so glad to hear that you are going to be going to an NA meeting. You have taken the first step towards a whole new life better than anything that you have ever had. GO to the meeting, get plenty of phone numbers and call them. That will be the beginning of your support system. Ask someone to Sponsor you, preferable with more than a year clean. Go to 90 meetings in 90 days as this helps to establish a solid foundation and helps with the cravings & the urges. You are in the right place and welcome. Don't give up because this program does work. As far down as an addict can go.......I went and this program is the ONLY thing that every helped me to get clean and to stay clean. Good luck and you will be in my prayers.

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Dave R


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Welcome! When I got clean 29 years ago, my two main drugs were pot and alcohol. I was a little concerned, too, that NA wouldn't work for me because I thought it was only for people who did "hard" drugs. But I was wrong. As said previously, NA does not distinguish between drugs. All addicts are welcome regardless of what drug you used. The addiction process is the same and so is our recovery program.

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You absolutely qualify.
Our literature tells us "It does not matter what, or how much you used"
I had a sponsee ask me once if I thought pot was a gateway drug.
I said "no, pot IS a drug". It's that simple.
I'm not at all familiar with MA....a quick search shows me that there aren't many meetings.
'In person' meetings are the best, especially for newcomers.
NA has alot of meetings so you are probably better off going there.
NA.org is the place to go to find meetings.
Good luck and keep coming back

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cdbuckberry


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Just go to the meeting , when I first went to NA I had been using for over 29 years , but pot was the last drug I stopped using , I got high the day of the first meeting I went to . The meetings worked , I just celebrated 9 years clean on 1/1/14 , never thought I could do it , but I don't miss it at all .

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Davethewave


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That was my d.o.c. for a 39 year run. I decided it wasn't the problem, I was. Having come to my wits end, I stumbled into the rooms. It was tough for me too, cause I never did what many others had....but I came to realize my problems were not being helped by the weed. They were only getting worse. Don't let resentments or false justifications keep you from trying na.

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And yes I have been to MA, they work the same 12 steps in exactly the same way!

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