With recent reports placing Florida as the US state with the most seizures of illegal drugs and a booming rise in addicts of Meth, Oxycodone, and MDMA, it’s good to know that a fellow ship like FAMILIES & FRIENDS OF ADDICTS: Nar-Anon has a presence in the community. The Nar-Anon fellowship is comprised of friends and family members who are worried that there loved one has an addiction or drug problem. Nar-Anon’s recovery program is an adaptation from Narcotics Anonymous and uses its own Twelve Steps methods known as Nar-Anon’s Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts.
Throughout the state, family members of recovering drug addicts can go to the website: http://www.usrecovery.info/Nar-Anon/Florida.htm to find upcoming Florida Nar-Anon meetings and events.
One of the major nar-anon events that will be held in the following months is the 3rd Annual Nar-Anon: Memorial Day Weekend Convention, which takes place May 23rd and 24th in Fort Lauderdale, at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Airport Resort. Registration is open to the public and plenty of spaces to the related events are still available, such as an 18 and under meeting.
Another major event is the 2nd Annual 12 Step Music Fest, which will be taking place November 5-8 (2009) at Sugarloaf Key (mile marker 20) KOA Campground in the Florida Keys. It is being produced by No Matter What Productions, a not for profit charity, and is being sponsored by the new online, social recovery, networking website: In the Rooms.com This year’s performers include, Richie Supa and Mike Zito. Tickets are still available. For more information check out the website at: http://www.12stepmusicfest.com/general/master.php?pn=about12step