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The Twelve Traditions and Public Information

Our experience has taught us that a working knowledge of our Traditions is a must in public information service work. Our recovery and our lives depend upon Narcotics Anonymous and NA cannot survive outside the guidance and principles of our Traditions and Concepts. We owe it to ourselves to thoroughly understand their basic principles before we begin active public information work. Many PI subcommittees take the time to study the Traditions and Concepts and how they apply to PI work on an ongoing basis. One procedure which has worked for many committees is to read one of the Twelve Traditions or Concepts at the beginning of a meeting, and then have a brief discussion about it.

On the following pages are short essays on each Tradition as they apply to PI service.

Tradition 1 • Tradition 2 • Tradition 3 • Tradition 4 • Tradition 5 • Tradition 6 • Tradition 7 • Tradition 8 • Tradition 9 • Tradition 10 • Tradition 11 • Tradition 12