Narcotics anonymous

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Narcotics Anonymous is [fellowship] of men and women for whom drugs (and,yes, alcohol IS a drug) had become a major problem. They meet regularly to help each other stay clean. NA uses [the 12] Steps and 12 Traditions as originated by AA, but have [abridged] them to be all-inclusive. Narcotics Anonymous was formed in 1953 by several addicts, the most well-known perhaps, being [Jimmy K]. The formation of NA was necessary because addicts were not welcomed into AA, and could not stay clean. Narcotics Anonymous has its own literature, the most important being the Basic Text, and its own unique language. NA uses clean, [clean time], and recovery, rather than sober and [sobriety]. Narcotics Anonymous has over 50,000 meetings per week worldwide. As stated in the 5th Tradition, every group has but one primary purpose; to carry the message to the addict who still suffers. That message is that an addict, any addict, can stop using drugs, lose the desire to use, and find a new way to live.