Suncoast
Narcotics
Anonymous
24 Hour Helpline:
1-941-257-5055
What is Narcotics Anonymous?
NA is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This is a program of complete abstinence from all drugs. There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using.
6:00 pm Tuesday Frontline Group
407 57th Ave E Bradenton, FL 34203
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6:00 pm Tuesday Reelin' in Recovery (Men's)
4030 Manatee Ave W Bradenton, FL 34205
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6:30 pm Tuesday The Lifeboat Meeting
4615 Gleason Ave Siesta Key, FL 34242
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7:00 pm Tuesday Men’s Meeting
222 S Palm Ave Sarasota, FL 34236
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7:00 pm Tuesday Women’s Perspective (ONLINE)
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Meeting Updates:
- New Meeting: Rockin’ Recovery
Monday-Friday – 4:00 PM – Open, Rotating Format
Gratitude Club
2856 Ringling Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34237
Get Directions -> - New Meeting: Protecting My Serenity (PMS)
Mondays – 6:15 PM – Open, Women's Meeting, Rotating Format
Under One Roof
407 57th Ave E, Bradenton, FL, 34203
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Events & Announcements:
- Registration for the Suncoast Convention
Convention dates: Fri, Sep 3rd - Sun, Sep 5th; Early registration cost: $35 + fees/taxes - Waves of Recovery Beach Volleyball - Sun, Oct 11th - 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Join us for beach volleyball every Sunday after the 10:15 AM meeting.
Manatee Public Beach
4000 Gulf Dr, Bradenton, FL, 34217
Get Directions -> - Suncoast Skydive - Sat, Oct 17th - 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Take the leap and live the freedom. Meeting at 10 AM followed by skydiving!
Skydive City
4241 Sky Dive Ln, Zephyrhills, FL, 33542
Get Directions -> - Now What Annual Fall Festival - Wed, Oct 28th - 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Join us for delicious food and nourishing fellowship. Potluck dinner; bring a dish to share. No addict turned away!
Bee Ridge Presbyterian Church
4826 McIntosh Rd, Sarasota, FL, 34233
Get Directions -> - SCCNA SPOOKTACULAR Movie Night - Fri, Oct 30th - 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Family friendly movie night - $10 entry - kids are free - costumes encouraged!
Sarasota Community Church
4041 Bahia Vista, Sarasota, FL, 34232
Get Directions ->
When:
Sunday, October 11th
Where:
That Church - 6502 14th St W, Bradenton, FL, 34207
Times:
- 1:30 PM - H&I Committee Meeting
- 2:30 PM - Activities Committee Meeting
- 2:30 PM - H&I Orientation
- 2:30 PM - Web Committee Meeting
- 2:45 PM - GSR Orientation
- 3:00 PM - Admin Body Meeting
- 3:30 PM - Area Service Meeting
Notes:
- There is no parking by the green fence.
- No smoking or vaping ANYWHERE except underneath the basketball hoop.
- Please keep the bathroom doors closed. (The air conditioning in the meeting space depends on it)
Group Readings fo NA Meetings
Use the below links to view, download, or print a PDF of the readings commonly used in NA meetings.
Narcotics Anonymous Resource Links
Helpful links to trusted NA resources for recovery support, literature, and local & global fellowship connections.
Daily Meditations
Subscribe →October 06, 2026 |
Amends without expectations |
| Page 292 |
| "Projections about actually making amends can be a major obstacle both in making the list and in becoming willing." |
| Basic Text, p. 39 |
| The Eighth Step asks us to become willing to make amends to all persons we have harmed. As we approach this step, we may wonder what the outcome of our amends will be. Will we be forgiven? Relieved of any lingering guilt? Or will we be tarred and feathered by the persons we've harmed? Our tendency to seek forgiveness must be surrendered if we expect to receive the spiritual benefits of the Eighth and Ninth Steps. If we approach these steps expecting anything, we're likely to be very disappointed with the results. We want to ask ourselves if we are pinning our hopes on gaining the forgiveness of the person to whom we are making amends. Or maybe we're hoping we'll be excused from our debts by some sympathetic creditor moved to tears by our hard-luck story. We need to be willing to make our amends regardless of the outcome. We can plan the amends, but we can't plan the results. Although we may not be granted a full pardon by everyone to whom we owe amends, we will learn to forgive ourselves. In the process, we will find that we no longer have to carry the burdens of the past. |
| Just for Today: I will let go of any expectations I have on the people to whom I owe amends. |
| Copyright (c) 2007-2026, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
October 06, 2026 |
Safety, Security, Solidarity |
| Page 289 |
| "The safe environment of NA gave me the chance to face my own fear. . . .The security and solidarity that I get from the program gave me room to breathe." |
| Basic Text, Coming Home, "Sandwich" |
| We aren't all strangers to experiences of solidarity before getting clean. Frequently, however, our safety was tied to keeping our mouths shut, a code of conduct that valued secrecy over good judgment. We'd have your back, all right, as long as that kept us safe and our behavior under wraps. We were constantly looking over our shoulders, barely breathing for fear of getting caught. Coming to NA is, on some level, a rejection of our previous sense of security, an admission that we need help. Many of us are holding our breath when we enter the room of our first NA meeting. We fear we'll see people we had used with, people we'd wronged, people who might out us as addicts outside the meeting. Immediately, we see the appearance of solidarity in meetings, but can we trust it? We are encouraged to share about our past, what's going on with us today, and what we envision a new life to be. But when we are used to solidarity having so many variables, how do we know it's stable and secure now? In time, we breathe a sigh of relief, realizing we've made it home. A renewed consideration of solidarity may be to view NA as a group of survivors collectively fighting our disease, bonded by our recovery. We're told that we don't have to go through anything alone, and, as we witness that very thing happening among members, eventually we allow ourselves to become a part of it. We strive to overcome our fears of not fitting in, of being vulnerable and intimate with others, of being honest and open and still. Sometimes we're successful in these attempts; other times not. But, make no mistake, we are in this together, striving to make NA a safer place for every addict seeking a place to belong. |
| As I continue to face my own fears, now in solidarity with my fellow NA members, I will make every effort to give others the same chance to breathe that I was given. |
| Copyright (c) 2007-2026, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved |