How to Find the OOPS Area Narcotics Anonymous Meeting Schedule

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To find meetings for the OOPS Area of Narcotics Anonymous, go to oopsna.org and open the OOPS AREA MEETING SCHEDULE link on the site. The schedule is the area's own listing of local NA meetings; the site also offers a help line and email contact if you need to confirm details or ask about a specific meeting. This guide is for anyone looking for meeting times and locations in the OOPS Area, which serves the Decatur, Illinois area.

Where the schedule lives on the site

The OOPS Area site (oopsna.org) is organized around a short set of links on its home page. The meeting schedule is one of them, listed as OOPS AREA MEETING SCHEDULE. The same navigation includes:

  • Home — general information about Narcotics Anonymous
  • Links — pointers to other NA resources
  • NA World — the global NA organization
  • GIRSCNA — Illinois regional NA service information
  • Area Info. — details about the OOPS Area itself
  • Events and Surrounding Events — area and nearby events
  • Help Line — phone support for meeting information and other questions

If you only need the schedule, the meeting schedule link is the direct route. If you want to understand the area's structure or service committees first, start with Area Info.

What a meeting listing typically includes

NA meeting schedules generally list, for each meeting:

Detail What to look for
Day and time When the meeting starts, and how long it runs
Location Venue name and address, sometimes with room or entrance notes
Format Open or closed, discussion, speaker, literature study, etc.
Access notes Whether the meeting is wheelchair accessible or held online

The OOPS Area site does not spell out these fields in its home page text, so treat the table as a checklist of what to confirm on the schedule page itself rather than a description of the page's exact layout. Formats matter: open meetings welcome anyone, while closed meetings are for people who identify as addicts.

If the schedule doesn't answer your question

Use the Help Line link on the site, or email [email protected]. The help line is the faster option when you need to know whether a meeting is still running, whether a location has changed, or which meeting suits a first visit. Email is better for less urgent questions, such as asking about a specific format or accessibility need.

The area's mailing address, P.O. Box 3214, Decatur, IL 62524, is listed on the site but is not a meeting location — don't use it to find a meeting.

What to know before you go

Narcotics Anonymous describes itself as a global, community-based organization founded in 1953, with more than 63,000 meetings weekly in 132 countries. The OOPS Area site states that membership is free and that NA has no affiliation with organizations outside NA, including governments, religions, law enforcement, or medical and psychiatric associations. NA's approach makes no distinction between drugs, including alcohol.

For a first meeting, confirm the time and location on the schedule, check whether the meeting is open or closed, and arrive a few minutes early. If anything on the listing is unclear, call the help line before traveling.