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Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) Overview

Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) has three main parts which make up the foundation of the Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) program. They are Recovery, Unity, and Service.

Recovery is taking the 12 Steps of Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) with a step guide or “sponsor”, in order to heal our damaged spirits, rebuild our lives, and remove the obsession to use nicotine. Taking the 12 Steps involves reading Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) literature, writing, praying, meditating, making restitution to people we have harmed in our past, doing service work, and attending Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) meetings, among others.

Unity is getting involved with the people, the group, and the fellowship of Nicotine Anonymous (NicA). It means arriving at Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) meetings early and talking to people. Attending the meetings and going out with people from the meetings after the meetings. Attending NicA activities like retreats, conferences, roundups, speaker meetings, sober parties, sober athletic and music events and more. Unity is also participating with other NicA members in activities outside of Nicotine Anonymous (NicA), talking to other members in-between meetings, providing support to other members, and more.

Service in Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) begins early in recovery, with new members helping set-up chairs, make coffee, greet other members, and clean up after meetings. As new members get more clean time, they begin taking on service positions with more responsibility. This may include being meeting treasurer, meeting secretary, other meeting level service positions, “sponsoring” or mentoring other new members, and bringing meetings and literature into Hospitals & Institutions where nicotine addicts can’t get to outside meetings. This type of General Service begins at the meeting level, carries into the local areas, through the “district” level, to the national and international levels.

Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) Tools

Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) uses a variety of tools to help members recover including Abstinence, NicA Meetings, NicA Literature, NicA Sponsor, NicA Steps, NicA Fellowship, NicA Events, and NicA Service among others.

Abstinence: Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) members commit themselves to abstain from using Nicotine in all forms, one day at a time.

Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) Meetings: Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) members attend Nicotine Anonymous (NiCA) Meetings to learn how the NICA program works, to NicAin strength by hearing other NICA members experience, strength and hope, to find support through the NICA Fellowship, to obtain NICA Literature, to get introduced to the NICA Steps, to find a suitable NICA Sponsor, to find out about NICA Events and to get involved in NICA Service.

Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) Literature: Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) literature includes Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) Books, Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) Pamphlets; Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) group readings and more.

Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) Sponsor: A Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) Sponsor is a member of Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) who has made some progress in the Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) recovery program, has taken or is taking the steps of Nicotine Anonymous (NicA), and would like to help another addict attempting to stop using and take the Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) steps, learn more about the Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) fellowship and the Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) program.

Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) Fellowship – The Fellowship of Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) is just as important as recovery or service. The fellowship is about being part of the community, which is vital for many of us after being isolated and alone for so long. Fellowship is about connecting with each other, holding each other up, and holding each other accountable.

The fellowship benefits our psychological, spiritual, and bodily health. It brings us a reason for living once after years of being purposeless. Fellowship helps to boost our self-respect, self-esteem, and confidence, while reducing our anxiety and increasing our level of contentment.

Fellowship includes attending meetings, going out with people after the meetings, attending NicA retreats, conferences, roundups, speaker meetings, clean & sober parties, and a variety of clean & sober activities including athletics, music, art and other NicA events.

Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) Events: Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) Events include NicA speaker meetings, NicA workshops, NicA retreats, NicA conferences, NicA roundups, clean & sober cruises, clean & sober vacations and other events and festivals with safe, clean & sober groups.

Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) Service: As mentioned above, service in Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) begins early in recovery and includes NicA General Service, Meeting Level Service, District and Region Level Service. Members follow the guidelines outlined by both the Regional Service Offices and Intergroups. There are also local Nicotine Anonymous service meetings that members attend to get information on NicA service.