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The Crescent and the Needle: The Remarkable Rise of NA in Iran

Narcotics Anonymous has thrived in Iran since 1990, second in membership and groups only to the United States. The Fix takes a look inside the phenomenon.

As of 2012 there were61,800 Narcotics Anonymous meetings worldwide. 27,650 in the USA and 15,955 in the rest of the world, except for Iran. There are 18,195 weekly NA meetings in Iran where Narcotics Anonymous was voted the top NGO by the government. How did such a paradoxical reality come to pass? 

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Final count down, be happy and share your recovery…

C’est toujours un grand plaisir de publier du bonheur en barre, le rétablissement existe et en voici la preuve. La maladie de la dépendance n’est pas une fatalité. Il est possible de vivre une vie heureuse et épanouie dans le rétablissement. Nous sommes des millions à nous rétablir, nous vous encourageons à prendre contact avec les groupes d’entraide qui sont ouvert à tous le monde.

Final count down, we do recover…

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Recovery Apps available for Apple and Android phones

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Recovery Apps provide convenient and practical tools to help you in the recovery process. They can help you track sober time, manage triggers and emotions, find and share meetings, contact your sponsor discretely, receive daily inspirations and more. All are available for the iPhone/iPad and some are available for Google Android phones.

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Alcohol, energy drink mix tied to urge to drink: study

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Mixing alcohol and energy drinks increases the urge to drink more than drinking alcohol alone, according to a new study from Australia. The findings suggest that people who mix alcohol and energy drinks may end up drinking more alcohol than they intended, said the study’s lead author. Lire cet Article