[.ca] Narcotics Anonymous (ISBN 0912075023)

live the steps! (just a suggestion!):
Uhhhhh... best book ever. Anybody can read about N.A. but until you live it, it's just a theory. Live the Steps, and do what the book says and don't pick up the first one and I guarantee you're life will get better and you'll look back and be like, "it's been how many years since I got high, damn!!!" My life frickin' rules today most of the time! LOLT (Life on Life's Terms)stills happens but that's reality (for once). Thanks N.A for givin me a sweet life today! You guys and girls rock! (no pun intended for the 'rock'! Ha!)

a useful book:
The NA book is quite a useful book for those who need it. It comes from the AA text and a need for a text specifically for drugs. I found it isn't quite as dry reading, and for those who have a drug problem, more pertinant than the AA book alone, though you should supplement the NA text with the AA text. If you or someone you know has a problem with drugs, this book is an absolute must to have.

It works if you work it!!:
Between this book and the fellowship I'm learning how to live clean. This book is a simple guide for complex people. A guide to the N/A program (another thank you to AA), a text book on how to work the 12 steps, the basic readings of N/A, and stories from other recovering addicts (different stories, but people with the same problems). Not just about not using drugs, but dealing with addict thoughts and behaviour. It's a life long process, so I have to remember to be patient, but it's been over one year, and life is so much better!! Thanks N/A.

Different Strokes for Different Folks:
Does the NA Basic Text work for some people? Of course it does. This book is well-written and practical. The only thing that I would suggest is that if you are in recovery, you check out all of your options. Another book I would suggest is The Small Book by Jack Trimpey. It is based on a program called Rational Recovery. Also, if you are going to get into Narcotics Anonymous, it can't hurt to pick up The Big Book (the "basic text" of AA). But, overall, this is a must-read for anyone addicted to anything.

...It really DOES Work If You Work It...:
First of all, if you are 1 of the many men and women WORLDWIDE suffering from an addiction that has completely taken control of your life, LISTEN TO ME when I say...THIS BOOK HAS SAVED LIVES. Both the NA fellowship along with THIS BOOK, "The Big Book", have literally CHANGED MY LIFE. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't always this confident in the NA program. You kno, at 1st I had the whole "meetings don't work, this is so dumb" attitude and the "I'd rather read the ingredients on a shampoo bottle than this damn book" attitude. I think EVERYONE goes thru that phase of cynicism at 1 point. It's understandable, BUT doesn't necessarily mean that NA isn't for you. I personally believe that if ur NEW to NA, the most helpful thing to have is...AN OPEN-MIND. When reading this book, you'll realize that YOU ARE NOT ALONE, it's NEVER too late to fight your addiction, and most importantly, you CAN turn your life around! Check out stories about recovering addicts like urself OR find out what "The 12 Steps of NA" are really about OR, 1 of MY personal favorites, "Just For Today". It really DOES work IF you work it :)