January 6

In Narcotics Anonymous we view addiction as a Spiritual malady, not a medical problem. Our Literature tells us that addiction is made up of two components, obsession and compulsion. Our drug use was just a symptom of those components.

Since a Spiritual problem cannot be treated with medication, our Solution has to be of a Spiritual nature. Narcotics Anonymous views and treats addiction as a threefold disease; physical, mental and Spiritual. Our Spiritual Solution begins by treating the physical compulsion through Complete and Total Abstinence in the First Step.

We physically go to meetings, as an act of Surrender and don't use any drugs for any reason. We treat the obsession part of the disease in the Second Step by tapping into a Power Greater Than Ourselves and asking it to remove our obsession to use. The Process, in other words, the Actions of Coming To Believe is what Restores us to Sanity. In the Third Step we Decide to let this Power, that we met in the Second Step, Care and Guide us by continuing to Live the Narcotics Anonymous Program.

We're Granted a Daily Reprieve from this progressive, fatal, incurable disease. We begin to Live drug free Lives. Narcotics Anonymous is more than not using drugs.

Practicing the Principles of the Steps and Traditions and Sharing this Precious Gift, we get to Live Happy, Joyous and Free.