Admit no weakness, hide all shortcomings, deny all failure, go it alone - that was the creed many of us followed. Despite all signs to the contrary, we denied that we were powerless over our addiction and that our lives had become unmanageable. Many of us would not have surrendered without the certainty that there was something worth surrendering for. Many of us didn't take our first step until we had proof that addicts can recover in Narcotics Anonymous.

In NA we find others who have found themselves in the same predicament as us, with the same needs, and have found the tools that work for them. These addicts are willing to share these tools with us and give us the emotional support we need as we learn to use them. Recovering addicts know how important the help of others can be because they have received that help from others. When we become a part of Narcotics Anonymous, we join a community of addicts like us - a group of people who know that we help each other recover.