January 28

Our Literature tells us that we have an incurable disease called addiction, it's chronic, which means that it persists for a long time or is constantly recurring. It's progressive, which means it's always getting worse. It's fatal, which means it can kill us.

The disease is treatable, however, there is Hope. In Narcotics Anonymous the first thing we do is stop using drugs. For us Recovery cannot happen unless we're Completely and Totally Abstinent from all drugs.

Abstinence in Narcotics Anonymous is a must, if we are to treat this disease. We suffer from a physical, mental, spiritual and emotional disease, which needs a Spiritual Solution. We arrest the disease on a Daily Basis.

We use Spiritual Principles to Recover from the state of hopelessness, just for that day. We get a Daily Reprieve depending on our conditioning that day. When we go to bed at night, our Recovery expires.

The next day we have to start over again doing the things we did the day before that Granted us that Daily Reprieve. No matter how long we've been in Recovery and Abstinent, our disease is progressing and waiting for an opportunity to take over again. We develop Vigilance, we continue to Surrender and take Action. We begin to experience Freedom from diseased thinking, and we begin to feel Serenity as we Live by Spiritual Principles.

Just For Today, We Do Recover.