About Nar-Anon

What is Nar-Anon?

Nar-Anon is a Twelve-Step mutual support program designed to help families and friends of addicts recover from the effects of living with an addicted relative or friend. Nar-Anon’s program of recovery is adapted from Narcotics Anonymous and uses Nar-Anon’s Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts. The only requirement for membership is that there is a problem of addiction in a relative or friend. Nar-Anon is not affiliated with any other organization or outside entity.

The three legacies of Nar-Anon are recovery, unity, and service.

Recovery: The Twelve Steps

Unity: The Twelve Traditions

Service: The Twelve Concepts of Service

NAR-ANON IS:

  • A worldwide fellowship of families and friends of addicts whose lives have been impacted by someone else’s addiction.
  • A mutual support recovery program based on the Twelve Steps of Nar-Anon.
  • A non-professional fellowship whose members share their experience, strength, and hope to solve their common problems.
  • A recovery program with the anonymity of all Nar-Anon and NA members protected.
  • A spiritual program that is compatible with all religious beliefs or none.
  • A program with the single purpose of helping families and friends of addicts, whether the addict is still using or not.
  • Compatible with professional treatment.
  • Free of Charge and self-supported through members’ voluntary contributions. There are no dues or fees for membership.

NAR-ANON IS NOT:

  • Allied with any sect, denomination, political entity, organization, or institution.
  • Involved in any outside issues, neither endorsing nor opposing any cause.
  • Affiliated with NA, although Nar-Anon cooperates with Narcotics Anonymous.
  • A religious organization, treatment center, counseling agency, or teaching program.
  • Conducted by professionals.
  • A replacement for professional treatment.