Narcotics Anonymous is a global, community-based organization founded in 1953 with a multi-lingual and multicultural membership. It offers recovery from the effects of addiction through working a twelve-step program, including regular attendance at group meetings. Today, NA members hold nearly 67,000 meetings weekly in 139 countries. Membership is free, and NA have no affiliation with any outside organizations including governments, religions, law enforcement groups, or medical and psychiatric associations.