Welcome to Narcotics Anonymous!
Our service efforts reach individuals and groups throughout the communities listed below.
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Port Huron, Marine City, Saint Clair, Sandusky, South Park
The Blue Water Area has its roots in the early development of Narcotics Anonymous in Southeastern Michigan. In the early days, NA meetings in Macomb County and St. Clair County were part of a single shared area. The fellowship was small, and there were few meetings, but trusted servants worked together side by side to carry the message to wherever addicts would listen.
As the fellowship expanded throughout the latter part of the 1970s and into the 1980s, meetings began to catch on throughout Metro Detroit. Early meetings were held wherever they could find a place to meet, including churches, community centers, and homes. These early members were often met with a lack of understanding and even persecution, yet they continued to come and provide a safe environment for addicts to open up and begin the process of recovery. In February of 1986, the Macomb-St. Clair Area officially became part of the Michigan Region.
In the late 1980s, Narcotics Anonymous was growing rapidly in Southeast Michigan. As more meetings and regions emerged, there came a point where a more coordinated approach was necessary in order to facilitate services and communication. A shared services model for the Detroit area was developed to enable regions to work together more effectively while still respecting the autonomy of the regions. In 1993, this process developed into what is now known as the Metro Detroit Region.
As the years passed, the continued growth made it apparent that each county would be better off standing alone. St. Clair County eventually split off to form what is now known as the Blue Water Area. This enabled local members to more effectively address local needs, yet still remain united in their goals with the surrounding areas. Since then, the Blue Water Area has maintained the same spirit of those early years through their excellent meetings, Hospitals and Institutions service, literature distribution, and cooperation with the surrounding service organizations.
Today, the Blue Water Area is built on the foundation created by the addicts that came before us. Their willingness to serve has made sure that recovery is an option for us. The history between Macomb and St. Clair Counties is a reminder that our progress has always been driven by unity, service, and a simple vision: to help addicts find a new way to live.
In recent years, the Blue Water Area has become more transient with an influx of treatment centers and recovery homes for people in early recovery. Thus, the Blue Water Area of Narcotics Anonymous is responsible for serving a large number of newcomers at any given time. This is not a burden to our fellowship, but it is an asset. Serving newcomers enhances our unity and keeps us focused on our primary purpose of carrying a clear NA message, ensuring that no addict seeking recovery is turned away.
This audio captures Daryl H. sharing at MACNA XIV, his final convention appearance. A beloved member of the Blue Water Area. Daryl passed away clean on January 22, 2026. We share this recording with gratitude for his life and his message.
If you’re new to Narcotics Anonymous, we’re glad you’re here. Meetings are open to anyone with a desire to stop using, and you are welcome just as you are.
To call to find a meeting in the Blue Water area near you, please contact the Metro Detroit Region NA Helpline at 877-338-1188
“The (Narcotics Anonymous) message is that an addict, any addict, can stop using drugs, lose the desire to use, and find a new way to live.”
~ Basic Text
Whether you’re struggling with addiction or simply questioning your relationship with substances, you deserve the chance to explore a different way of living. While the word “addiction” can feel intimidating, Narcotics Anonymous offers a supportive path that has helped countless people around the world experience freedom from active addiction.
What Is the Narcotics Anonymous Program?
NA is a nonprofit Fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This is a program of complete abstinence from all drugs. There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using. We
suggest that you keep an open mind and give yourself a break. Our program is a set of principles written so simply that we can follow them in our daily lives. The most important thing about them is that they work. There are no strings attached to NA. We are not affiliated with any other organizations, we have no initiation fees or dues, no pledges to sign, no promises to make to anyone. We are not connected with any political, religious or law enforcement groups, and are under no surveillance at any time. Anyone may join us, regardless of age, race, sexual identity, creed, religion or lack of religion. We are not interested in what or how much you used or who your connections were, what you have done in the past, how much or how little you have, but only in what you want to do about your problem and how we can help. The newcomer is the most important person at any meeting, because we can only keep what we have by giving it away. We have learned from our group experience that those who keep coming to our meetings regularly stay clean.
~NA Basic Text, 6th Ed. pg. 9
(Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc., Chatsworth CA, 2008)
Why Consider Narcotics Anonymous?
Independent by Design:
Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of recovering addicts who meet together to help one another stay clean. NA is fully self-supporting and not allied with any outside organizations. Our independence helps ensure that our primary purpose remains clear and undiverted.
No Costs or Obligations:
There are no dues or fees for membership in Narcotics Anonymous. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using. Participation is voluntary, and each member is free to engage at their own pace.
Open and Inclusive:
Narcotics Anonymous welcomes any addict seeking recovery, regardless of age, race, identity, beliefs, or background. We look for similarities rather than differences, recognizing addiction as a common bond and recovery as a shared experience.
Respect for Anonymity:
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of our Fellowship. NA has no opinion on outside issues and is not affiliated with political, religious, or law-enforcement organizations. Participation is voluntary. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of our Fellowship, practiced through personal responsibility rather than enforced rules.
NA meetings provide a safe and supportive environment where addicts share experience, strength, and hope. Through mutual support and the application of spiritual principles, we find a new way to live and carry the message to the addict who still suffers.
NA Literature & Open Talks:
Looking for Narcotics Anonymous literature and recovery tools? Visit our NA Resources page to access NA books, IPs, and other fellowship-approved materials. You will also find open talks and workshops focused on the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts, along with resources on NA history. These materials are available to support both personal recovery and service at every level.
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Service Opportunities:
Interested in getting involved in service?
Visit our Service Work page to find current openings at both the group and area levels within the Blue Water Area. Think of it as a classifieds board for service positions, along with helpful service manuals and resources to support you as you get started. Whether you are new to service or have experience, there is a place to help carry the message.
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Connect to Our Service Structure:
Stay plugged into NA service updates and resources across the fellowship. This page includes current service announcements, workshop dates, conference information, surveys, and links to helpful NA World Services materials relevant to our area’s service work. It’s a great place to stay informed and deepen your understanding of how service functions beyond the group level.
👉 Connect to Our Service Structure
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A New Way to Donate to the Blue Water Area
Either a Group or Member may use the button below to donate through Cash App
IMPORTANT: In the notes area be sure to include that you are making a donation to the BWANA, this Cash App is also used by our Activities & Events subcommittee
All donations are returned to the Area Service Committee (ASC) and distributed in support of other Blue Water Area services, including meeting support, Hospitals & Institutions (H&I), Public Relations (PR), activities and events, and other area-level services.
NA members around the world contribute money to help our fellowship fulfill its primary purpose. It is incumbent upon every element of our service structure to use those funds to carry the NA recovery message as far as possible. To do that, our service bodies must manage those funds responsibly, accounting fully and accurately for its use to those who have provided it.
Twelve Concepts of NA Service: Eleventh Concept
NEW MEETING!
The Grey Area Meeting of Narcotics Anonymous is a regular NA meeting, not a specialty meeting. There are no additional requirements for membership beyond the desire to stop using. All addicts are welcome, and our focus remains the same as in every NA meeting: carrying the message of Narcotics Anonymous.
This meeting includes the study and discussion of historical NA literature, including, but not limited to, the Grey Book and the Jamison Draft of It Works: How and Why. These early writings were created by addicts, for addicts, and reflect the shared experience, language, and spiritual principles that helped shape Narcotics Anonymous in its early years. Many members have found these materials helpful in deepening their understanding of the Steps, Traditions, and our program of recovery.
We approach this material with humility and respect, recognizing that no single piece of literature is the program. Our recovery comes from practicing the principles of Narcotics Anonymous, applying them in our lives, and staying connected to the fellowship.
PDF copies of both the Grey Book and the Jamison Draft of It Works: How and Why are available in the NA Resources tab on this website for those who wish to read or study them further
