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Welcome to Midwest Tennessee Area of NA website!
Find meetings in Jackson, Dyersburg, Camden, Lexington, Milan, Newbern, Paris,Ā Parsons, Savannah, and Union City.Ā Ā The Area currently hasĀ thirteen groups in Ten counties: Benton, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Hardin, Henderson, Henry, Madison,Ā Obion, and Weakley.Ā The Area is a member of Volunteer Region whichĀ servesĀ the state of Tennessee.
Map of the Midwest Area
Narcotics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous is a non-profit fellowship
Narcotics Anonymous is a non-profit fellowship or society of thoseĀ whom drugs had become a major problem.Ā Ā NA is a Twelve Step Program.Ā We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other to stay clean.
Area Service Committee
The Area Service Committee (ASC)Ā meets on the last Sunday of eachĀ month, unless otherwise posted on theĀ Announcements Page,Ā at 3 PM at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, 620 Skyline Dr,Ā in theĀ “Medical FoundersĀ Conference Room C”.Ā The ASCĀ has the following sub-committees:Ā HospitalsĀ & Institutions (H&I), Activities, and Outreach.Ā Click Here for Map to Hospital and How To Get to Meeting Room.
H&I is currently carrying meetings to JACOA, Pathways, and Aspel. If you have at least six months clean time, H&I could use your help.
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24 HOUR HOTLINE:Ā 1-866-790-9010
Just For Today
July 18, 2026 |
The gift of desperation |
| Page 208 |
| "Our disease always resurfaced or continued to progress until, in desperation, we sought help from each other in Narcotics Anonymous." |
| Basic Text, p. 13 |
| When we think of being desperate, we envision an undesirable state: a poor, bedraggled soul frantically clawing at something sorely needed, a desperate look in the eyes. We think of hunted animals, hungry children, and of ourselves before we found NA. Yet it was the desperation we felt before coming to NA that compelled us to accept the First Step. We were fresh out of ideas, and so became open to new ones. Our insanity had finally risen higher than our wall of denial, forcing us to get honest about our disease. Our best efforts at control had only worn us out; hence, we became willing to surrender. We had received the gift of desperation and, as a result, were able to accept the spiritual principles that make it possible for us to recover. Desperation is what finally drives many of us to ask for help. Once we've reached this state, we can turn around and start anew. Just as the desperate, hunted animal seeks a safe haven, so do we: in Narcotics Anonymous. |
| Just for Today: The gift of desperation has helped me become honest, open-minded, and willing. I am grateful for this gift because it has made my recovery possible. |
