A fullly-fledged dependent drinker by age nineteen, Beth has gone on to become a recovery coach and writer in order to help other people escape from addiction. (9,230 words)
‘Narcotics Anonymous Comes of Age’ by Bill White
Bill White has recently written a blog and co-authored an article on the 60th Anniversary of NA.
‘Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is too often relegated to the status of stepchild of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). NA’s unique history, culture, and distinctiveness are routinely obscured within references to “AA and other Twelve Step programs.”
For the past several years, Chris Budnick, Boyd Pickard and I have been conducting research on the history of NA, and we recently authored an article commemorating the 60th anniversary of NA’s founding. In this article we identified and discussed 12 things we believed every addiction professional should know about NA.