Meeting Information Key

The following table contains descriptions of the terms and codes that may be listed for each NA meeting.


Term/Code Description
1 hour, 1 1/2 hours, ... Duration of meeting
Closed Open only to addicts or those who think they might have a problem
Accessible Wheelchair accessible
Smoking Smoking is permitted during meeting
Women, Men, Split, Teen, Gay/Lesbian Focus of Meeting:
  • Women- Meeting is focused on women's issues
  • Men- Meeting is focused on men's issues
  • Split- Meeting is separated by gender
  • Teen- Meeting is focused on teen issues
  • Gay/Lesbian- Meeting is focused on gay/lesbian issues
En, Es, SL Language(s) spoken:
  • En- English
  • Es- Español
  • SL- Sign Language
D, BS, SS, Sp, ... Format of meeting:
  • D- Open discussion/sharing
  • TD- Topic-based discussion/sharing
  • PD- Panel discussion
  • LS- Literature study
  • BS- NA Basic Text study
  • HW- It Works How and Why study
  • JFT- Just for Today study
  • SWG- Step Working Guides study
  • SB- Sponsorship Book study
  • IP- Information Phamplet study
  • FR- Foundations of recovery
  • SS- Step study
  • TS- Tradition study
  • CS- Concept study
  • 1st- First Step
  • 123- Steps 1, 2 and 3
  • 510- Steps 5 and 10
  • 11- Eleventh Step
  • Sp- Speaker
  • QA- Questions and answers
  • AB- Ask-it basket, questions pulled from a basket then discussed
  • RR- Round robin, each person takes a turn sharing
  • Pi- Pitch, each person who shares picks the next person to share
  • Bg- Beginner's topic
  • CC- Chairperson's choice
  • RF- Rotating format
  • Cl- Candlelight
  • Md- Meditation
  • AC- Anniversary celebration
  • GL- Gay/lesbian issues, including bisexual/transgender
  • CF- Child friendly
  • NC- No children
  • Ot- Other, format is not on this list
  • V- Variable format

Regional Service Office

The Carolina Regional Service Office offers NA literature and other products for sale online.

Order NA Products

Phone and walk-in orders are also welcome. More information, including location and hours of operation, is available on the Carolina Regional Service Office website.

Service System Project

NAWS has produced a number of documents related to the Service System revitalization project.

Click the link below to go to a page of the various files available for download.

View List of Files

Lit R&D Handbook

The CRSC Literature R&D Subcommittee has released the Literature Review and Development Handbook. Click the link below to download it.

Carolina Region Literature Review and Development Handbook

CRSC Meetings

Carolina Regional Service Committee Meeting

CRSC Subcommittee Service Day


Dates, locations and additional information for both meetings are available on the News and Events page.