Information for professionals
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IMPORTANT
NOTICE |
- Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is not known by any other
name or abbreviation
- NA is not affiliated to, and has
no sponsorship relationship with any organisations
- NA South Africa does not train or employ any counsellors
- NA does not charge for any services
rendered.
For more, please view the "NA
traditions". Queries may be addressed to
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This page may be of interest to:
- Treatment professionals or
mental health professionals such as counsellors, social workers
and doctors who work at institutions such as addiction treatment
facilities (e.g. treatment centres, care centres, clinics, rehabilitation
centres and halfway houses) or at hospitals or private practices.
- Parole and probation officers
or anyone involved with correctional services or facilities.
- Clergy or religious leaders.
Presentation papers about Narcotics
Anonymous
The following article shows how NA may benefit
your institution or patients, whether it be through visitations,
presentations, meetings or literature.
"Information
About NA"
2007 Version
Describes NA's historical roots, how the NA programme of recovery works, and how the NA service organization operates.
NA's traditions of non-affiliation and neutrality on public issues
are clarified, however co-operation with NA's friends in the community
is encouraged. Some basic indicators of NA's success and some simple
features on an NA membership profile are also presented.
Go to article >
"NA: A Resource in Your Community"
2005 Version
Narcotics Anonymous is a nonprofit, international, community-based organization
for recovering addicts active in over 116 countries. Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
members learn from one another how to live drug-free and recover from the effects of
addiction in their lives.
If you have considered recommending Narcotics Anonymous to someone who has a
drug problem, you may have a few questions about our organization. This pamphlet is
designed to answer those questions.
Go to article > (PDF – 88 KB)
Contact us:
If you represent an institution that specialises
in addiction recovery, e.g. a rehabilitation centre, or your institution
has a high incidence of addiction, e.g. correctional facilities,
you may contact you nearest Narcotics Anonymous Hospitals
& Institutions (H&I) committee on 083 900 69 62.
For individual groups' or other areas' contact details,
please go to the applicable area's meeting
page >
Any other enquiries may be sent to your nearest
Narcotics Anonymous Public Information (PI) committee on 083 900 69 62, or at:
Western Cape:
Gauteng:
(Pretoria:
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More useful links |
- Our international newsletter for professionals
(including research on NA), NA
Update >
- If you need meeting directories, follow this link >
- If you need NA publications, follow this
link >
- If you would like to hear or read testimonials from individual NA members, follow this
link >
- If you would like to read press reports
on NA South Africa, follow this
link >
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