18 Desemba

Our Fifth Tradition states that, "Our primary purpose is to carry the message to the addict who still suffers. " The Primary Purpose of a Group is more than just holding Meetings. The Primary Purpose of a Narcotics Anonymous Group is to Carry the N.A. Message.

Primarily and lastly we do it in our Meetings. Some members Share the N.A.

Message and other members Listen to the N.A. Message.

That's the only thing that should take place in our Meetings. It means that when Sharing everyone should have some Consistency in the Narcotics Anonymous Message being carried. That Message is Hope and the Promise of Freedom. We Share Solutions to the problems that plague us.

Recovery is what happens in our meetings. In the Twelfth Step we Carry the Message as individuals, which can be interpreted by our personalities. However, as a Group our common theme should be the same, Freedom from active addiction and the Hope of Recovery; that's our purpose and why we exist. All of our Traditions exist to protect our Primary Purpose.

Our predecessor's hard won experience proved over and over that when they strayed from their Primary Purpose, their members died. Our Gray Book states, "The group is the most perfect vehicle we have for carrying the message to the addict who still suffers. " It's vital that we carry an Unblurred and Pure Message of Narcotics Anonymous, because this is all we have to give. When we stray from this Purpose, addicts continue to die.

In This Moment: For the individual the only requirement for N.A. membership is a Desire to stop using. The only requirement for an N.A. Group is to Carry the Narcotics Anonymous Message.