This literature was developed by young members of Narcotics Anonymous who have stayed clean and found a new way of life. Young addicts around the world, speaking many different languages, are getting and staying clean in NA. We are writing this to share our experience in living the NA message that any addict, no matter how young, can stop using drugs, lose the desire to use, and find a new way to live.

“As young members, most of us didn’t come to Narcotics Anonymous looking for a new way of life. We were just tired of the lives we had. We spent a lot of our time feeling angry, lonely, hurt, or scared. Getting high was the only thing that seemed to help, but drugs quickly began to make life even harder. We were tired of the pain and confusion, but we didn’t want to consider the idea that drugs were making our problems worse. Regardless of whether or not we thought we were addicts, the idea of giving up drugs was hard to imagine. If we did consider stopping, the idea usually didn’t last long.”

“If this sounds familiar, you might be like us. This pamphlet is our chance to share what we’ve learned: We weren’t too young to be addicts, and we’re not too young to get clean. We stopped using and are discovering a new way of life. You may not see young members in the meetings you go to, but if you stay clean and keep coming back, you’ll find us.”

You can read the rest of this information pamphlet at the NA World Services website here:

https://na.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EN3113_2008-IP-13-English.pdf