Recovery Literature
NA's recovery texts are available free online and in print across more than 40 languages. The wisdom in these pages has helped millions of addicts find a new way to live.
Core NA literature
Basic Text
Narcotics Anonymous
The primary text of NA — a comprehensive guide to the NA program of recovery, written by recovering addicts for recovering addicts.
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Just for Today
Daily Meditations
A year of daily meditations, each drawing from NA literature and offering a reflection and affirmation for recovering addicts.
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It Works: How and Why
The Twelve Steps and Traditions
A deeper exploration of NA's twelve steps and twelve traditions — the guiding principles of the NA program.
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Basic Text (Audio)
Free audiobook
Listen to the NA Basic Text as a free audio recording — ideal for those who prefer listening over reading.
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Literature in other languages
NA recovery literature is available in 61 languages. Search or filter by region below.
Afrikaans
Africa
Amharic
Africa
Arabic
Middle East
ASL (American Sign Language)
North America
Azerbaijani
Central Asia
Bahasa Melayu
Southeast Asia
Bengali
South Asia
Bengali (Bangladesh)
South Asia
Bulgarian
Europe
Chinese (Simplified)
East Asia
Chinese (Traditional)
East Asia
Croatian
Europe
Czech
Europe
Danish
Europe
Dutch
Europe
English (USA)
North America
English (Anglicised)
Europe
Estonian
Europe
Farsi
Middle East
Filipino
Southeast Asia
Finnish
Europe
French
Europe
Georgian
Central Asia
German
Europe
Greek
Europe
Hebrew
Middle East
Hindi
South Asia
Hungarian
Europe
Icelandic
Europe
Indonesian
Southeast Asia
Italian
Europe
Japanese
East Asia
Kannada
South Asia
Kazakh
Central Asia
Korean
East Asia
Latvian
Europe
Lithuanian
Europe
Maltese
Europe
Manipuri
South Asia
Nepali
South Asia
Norwegian
Europe
Odia
South Asia
Polish
Europe
Portuguese
Europe
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Latin America
Punjabi
South Asia
Romanian
Europe
Russian
Europe
Serbian
Europe
Sinhala
South Asia
Slovak
Europe
Slovenian
Europe
Spanish
Latin America
Swahili
Africa
Swedish
Europe
Tamil
South Asia
Thai
Southeast Asia
Turkish
Middle East
Ukrainian
Europe
Urdu
South Asia
Zulu
Africa
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