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With the recent downturn of the economy and the looming financial woes that substance abuse recovery experts are saying will lead to more drug use, it’s good to know that a fellowship like Families and Friends of Addicts: Nar-Anon has a presence in the community.  Nar-Anon is a fellowship, like AA and NA, but is instead dedicated to aiding friends and family members of addicts cope with there loved one’s drug problem.  Nar-Anon’s recovery program is an adaptation of the traditional Twelve Steps programs used in Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous.  However, Nar-Anon’s versions are referred to as, Nar-Anon’s Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts.

Throughout the state of Illinois, family members of recovering drug addicts can go to the website:  http://www.usrecovery.info/Nar-Anon/Illinois.htm to find upcoming Illinois Nar-Anon meetings and events.

In the past, one of Illinois Nar-Anon’s major events was held in Rockford and Winnebago and was known as the SOBER MC Anniversary.  SOBER MC is a sober motorcycle club event.  Several sober motorcycle clubs still exist in the Illinois area including New Attitudes and Sober Biker United.  The 2009 events listings aren’t up yet for either group, but to check back to their sites, visit: http://www.soberbikersunited.org and http://www.chicagonewattitudesmc.com/.  The below listed Nar-Anon meetings were collected from: http://nar-anon.org/illinois.htm

Illinois Nar-Anon Meetings

Chicago, Illinois
446 E.  Ontario Room  7-303
Thursday, 6:15 PM

Homewood, Illinois
St. Paul Community Church
18200 Dixie Hwy (North door)
Wednesday, 7:00 PM

Matteson, Illinois
25 Central Ave
“Safe Haven”
Wednesday, 7:30 PM

Naperville, Illinois
852 S. West Street Room 105
Linden Oaks Hospital
Sunday, 7:00 PM

Schaumburg, Illinois
Our Redeemers United Methodist Church
1600 W. Schaumburg Road
Monday, 7:30 PM

Springfield (Women Only)
623 N. Grand East
Saturday 9:00am

Springfield, Illinois
623 N. Grand Ave.
Tuesday, 6:30 PM

Springfield, Illinois
623 N. Grand Ave.
Thursday, 7:00 PM

Sterling, Illinois
311 Second Ave
Second and Fourth Tuesday, 6:30 PM

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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

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