The Twelve Traditions of Nar-Anon
1. Our common welfare should come first; personal progress for the greatest
number depends upon unity.
2. For our group purpose there is
but one authority - a loving God as he may express himself in our group conscience.
Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.
3.
The relatives and friends of addicts, when gathered together for mutual aid, may
call themselves a Nar-Anon Family Group, provided that, as a group, they have
no other affiliation. The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem
of addiction in a relative or friend.
4. Each group should be
autonomous, except in matters affecting another group, Nar-Anon or Narcotics
Anonymous as a whole.
5. Each Nar-Anon Family Group has but one purpose;
to help families and friends of addicts. We do this by practising the twelve
Steps, by encouraging and understanding the addict and by welcoming and giving
comfort to families and friends of addicts.
6. Nar-Anon Family
Groups ought never endorse, finance or lend our name to any outside enterprise,
lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary spiritual
aim. Although a separate entity, we should always co-operate with Narcotics
Anonymous.
7. Every group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining
outside contributions Nar-Anon twelfth step work should remain forever non
professional but our service centres may employ special workers.
8.
Our groups, as such, ought never be organised but we may create service boards
or committees directly responsible to those they serve.
9. Nar-Anon
Family Groups have no opinion on outside issues; hence our name ought never
be drawn into public controversy.
10. Our public relations policy
is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal
anonymity at the level of press, radio, TV and films.
11. We need guard
with special care the anonymity of all our addicted relatives and friends.
12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever
reminding us to place principles before personalities. |
