Preserving the life-saving message of Narcotics Anonymous by archiving and sharing its history

Category: Literature

  • Chronology of Narcotics Anonymous Literature (Public Version) – Volume 1 (1953-1993)

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    Chris Budnick

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    Introduction:  Literature is important to the growth and sustainability of many movements.  This is especially true for modern addiction recovery mutual aid fellowships.  Alcoholics Anonymous (the Big Book), first published in 1939, has sold over 37 million copies and has been translated into over 70 languages1.  It served two important functions.  First, it codified how…

  • I Already Had The Hope

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    Chris Budnick

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    April 1981 in southern California two very different groups met to address the drug problem.  On April 22nd Jim Keane, Chief of Police for the Santa Monica Police Department, testified before the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control in Los Angeles.1 Four days later, 146 recovering addicts met at the Retail Clerks Union Hall…

  • 1981 Mid-South Regional Service Conference

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    Chris Budnick

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    The Living Clean Podcast recently published a two-part conversation with Al R., George R., and Pete B., three members who participated in the writing of the Basic Text through World Literature Conferences and local literature committees (Bristol and Philadelphia).  Click these links to watch part one of this conversation and to watch part two of the conversation.  Of…