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OUR HOPE IS

That no addict seeking recovery need ever die from the horrors of addiction.

OUR MESSAGE IS

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


N.A. is a non-profit fellowship of recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using.

The Greater Pensacola Area of Narcotics Anonymous serves Escambia, Santa Rosa, & Okaloosa Counties of North West Florida.


Need help now?

Call our 24 Hour NA Hotline: 850-990-HOPE (4673) to talk to an addict in recovery or get information on upcoming meetings texted your phone.

You can also text your zip code to the helpline to receive meeting information near you.

Find a Meeting

View our online meeting schedule or print a schedule at home to find a meeting near you in the Greater Pensacola Area.

We have NA meetings in Escambia, Santa Rosa, & Okaloosa Counties.

Click here to submit a meeting schedule change.

The H.O.W.L.

The H.O.W.L. is GPANA’s annual spiritual retreat, held the first weekend of October.

Join us as we celebrate the freedoms of recovery surrounded in Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness, and Love!


Looking for birthdays and other local events?

Check out our calendar and local events page for more information!

Literature Highlight

Read today’s Spiritual Principle a Day daily meditation or subscribe to receive daily emails.

Read today’s Just For Today daily mediation or subscribe to receive daily emails.

Mental Health in Recovery IP (English, Spanish)

Suggestions for Everyone

DON’T USE no matter what
Ask your Higher Power to keep you clean
Come early and stay late
Get a homegroup
Go to 90 meetings in 90 days
Read NA literature daily
Get and use a sponsor
Work the NA steps with your sponsor
Use the PHONE
KEEP COMING BACK!
IT WORKS IF YOU WORK IT.


Fun in the Sun

F.I.T.S. is the Alabama Northwest Florida Region (ALNWFL) of Narcotics Anonymous annual convention held in April. Find more information here!

Surrender in the Mountains

Surrender in the Mountains is the Alabama Northwest Florida Region (ALNWFL) of Narcotics Anonymous annual spiritual retreat held in September. Find more information here!

ALNWFL Region of NA

Find more information about meetings, activities, the Regional Service Committee (SRC), and more in the Alabama Northwest Florida Region of Narcotics Anonymous here.


“Addiction is a disease that does not discriminate, and neither does the program of NA… Our members come from every walk of life. We are not contained within political or geographic boundaries, nor are we limited by any individual differences in faith or philosophy. No matter what conflicts are unfolding in the world at large, we aspire to an ideal of unity: Our common welfare should come first. Our text explains that this unity of purpose helps us “to achieve the true spirit of anonymity” where all of us are equal as members of this group. With that as our foundation, we as individual recovering addicts are each able to find our own distinct voice and to sing a song that is uniquely ours.”

Preface to the Basic Text 6th Edition, BT pg xvii & xix

Just For Today

March 18, 2024
The full message
Page 80
"There is a special feeling for addicts when they discover that there are other people who share their difficulties, past and present."
Basic Text, pp. 55-56

The wealth of our recovery is too good to keep to ourselves. Some of us believe that when we talk in meetings, we should "remember the newcomer" and always try to carry a positive message. But sometimes the most positive message we can carry is that we are going through difficult times in our recovery and are staying clean in spite of them!

Yes, it's gratifying to send out a strong message of hope to our newer members. After all, no one likes a whiner. But distressing things happen, and life on life's terms can send shock waves even through the recovery of long-time members of Narcotics Anonymous. If we are equipped with the tools of the program, we can walk through such turmoil and stay clean to tell the tale.

Recovery doesn't happen all at once; it is an ongoing process, sometimes a struggle. When we dilute the fullness of our message by neglecting to share about the tough times we may walk through on our journey, we fail to allow newcomers the chance to see that they, too, can stay clean, no matter what. If we share the full message of our recovery, we may not know who benefits, but we can be sure someone will.

Just for Today: I will honestly share both the good times and the difficult times of my recovery. I will remember that my experience in walking through adversity may benefit another member.

Spiritual Principle a Day

March 18, 2024
Thoughtful Awareness, Thoughtful Action
Page 80
"We become increasingly aware of our choices, our motives, and our behavior. we recognize the difference between thinking through to a decision and reacting or acting on impulse."
Living Clean, Chapter 5, "Conscious Contact"

Pre-NA, many of us flew by the seat of our pants when it came to making choices. Being self-aware and thoughtful of others was as low on the priority list as our impulses would allow. Now we have a chance to be more aware and thoughtful about our decision making and its effect on relationships.

To act thoughtfully, it's a good idea to assess where our thoughts are coming from. And in recovery, we have many assessment tools at our disposal: Are we impulsively heeding our first thought, or a more measured second (or third or fourth) thought that has been supported by taking a moment to breathe? Are we listening to our conscience or our disease? Are we acting out of love or out of fear, for the benefit of our ego or for the benefit of others? For many of us, the metaphorical cliche of "hitting the pause button" works wonders—and can certainly reduce the chances of pressing the other button: the one that blows things up.

Thoughtfulness goes beyond simple awareness. We consider the reality of a situation and who it's affecting besides ourselves, and then we act on the awareness we've gained—especially when we're feeling intolerant or indifferent. Luckily, we also have our sponsor, other NA members, and our Higher Power to consult so that we can determine our motives and discern between rational and irrational actions. We can help each other widen our perspectives and keep us more on a path of kindness, compassion, and goodwill. The more deliberate we can be in the moment, the more thoughtful our actions can be. We can't premeditate outcomes, nor can we completely avoid others being angered or disappointed by us. But at least we can live better with the decisions we make because we know we did our best to be thoughtful.

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I will use all tools at my disposal to try to behave in a thoughtful manner. When that seems impossible, I can resist the urge to act and wait until the emotional storm passes.