Like the name suggests, Heroin Anonymous is an anonymous group with the purpose of strengthening members’ resolve and commitment to abstinence from heroin. The only necessary requirement to join is the desire to quit using heroin. While quitting is easier said than done, groups like Heroin Anonymous help heroin addicts find acceptance and cope with heroin abstinence.
Following a 12-step system much like its predecessors, Heroin Anonymous encourages members to accept powerlessness over addiction and give that power to a higher entity. Its religious undertones can discourage some people from attending, but the main point of Heroin Anonymous isn’t spirituality – it’s the community. By finding a group of peers who have experienced similar events, who have struggled with the same addiction and who have committed to abstinence, a person can feel a sense of accountability, awareness, and ownership for his or her sobriety and actions.
