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Our common welfare should come
first; personal recovery depends on NA unity.
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For our group purpose there is
but one ultimate authority-a loving God as he may express Himself in
our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants, they do
not govern.
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The only requirement for
membership is a desire to stop using.
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Each group should be autonomous
except in matters effecting other groups or NA as a whole.
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Each group has but one primary
purpose-to carry the message to the addict who still suffers.
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An NA group ought never
endorse, finance, or lend the NA name to any related facility or
outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property or prestige
divert us from our primary purpose.
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Every NA group ought to be
fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
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Narcotics Anonymous should
remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ
special workers.
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NA, as such, ought never be
organized, but we may create service boards or committees directly
responsible to those they serve.
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Narcotics Anonymous has no
opinion on outside issues, hence the NA name ought never be drawn
into public controversy.
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Our public relations policy is
based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain
personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films.
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Anonymity is the spiritual
foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place
principles before personalities.