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From liars, thieves and wards of the state to responsible productive members of society; these are the themes of character changes that take place in Narcotics Anonymous.
Gray Book, p. 122 (Chapter Seven, Lines 2-5)
Chapter One in our Gray Book states, "We did not choose to become addicts. We suffer from a disease which expresses itself in ways that are anti-social and make detection, diagnosis and treatment difficult. " Because the disease of addiction manifests itself in ill behaviors, sometimes we are still cast out of society.
At least in the past anyway, where once an addict always an addict was society's view of addicts. Since 1953 Narcotics Anonymous has been proving the old lie to be untrue. Our Literature says that the sooner we can return to become Productive and Responsible members of our society, the better it is for us and society.
That doesn't mean we rush it just means that the sooner we work the Narcotics Anonymous Program, the sooner we can change that old lie; and have positive contributions to our Lives and the Lives of others. Today, addiction is considered a disease and not a moral deficiency. Narcotics Anonymous already knew that; it's been in our readings since the 50s.
That's why our views and treatment of our disease of addiction and our Recovery have to remain separate from society's views and treatment. Narcotics Anonymous is not a drug Program, we just don't treat the main symptom, which is the usage of drugs. Our Program offers more than just Freedom from active addiction.
Narcotics Anonymous offers a Spiritually Based Program based on Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions without the use of drugs as a Recovery Program. Recovery in N.A. offers us a Total and Complete Spiritual Awakening as a result of Practicing a Living Program, Just For That Day.
In This Moment: We will not only Achieve and Maintain Complete and Total Abstinence, but we will also Practice a Spiritual Daily Recovery Program.