SCORE-SINGAPORE

1. SCORE-SINGAPORE Narcotics Anonymous: In Cooperation with Professionals World-Wide

2. For Assistance or Information: World Service Office, Inc. PO Box 9999 Van Nuys, CA 91409 tel: (818) 773-9999 fax: (818) 700-0700 email: wso@wsoinc.com http://www.wsoinc.com

3. Framework for NA community engagement • our primary purpose / mission • public relations approach of attraction vs promotion • no membership requirements: regardless of specific drug(s) used, age, gender, religion, ethnicity, economics, politics, class-status.

4. framework/guiding principles (cont’d) • “Cooperation without affiliation” • We neither endorse nor oppose other organizations or approaches • We don’t affiliate our name/ organization with other organizations • We neither provide nor accept outside funding • We take no position on public issues

5. provide an environment within which drug addicts can help one another stop using and find a new way to live

6. Means of local contact with NA • NA groups • “open” meetings • “closed” meetings • NA service committees • NA phonelines • meeting directories • public information committees

7. Meetings started by non-NA members Support & assistance is welcomed, however 2 cautions are offered: • Turn meeting over to addicts them- selves as soon as possible • Clarify distinction between meeting place/facility and NA

8. client/resident interactions • “Twelfth step call” • “H&I panel” • “attendance verification cards” • “sponsor” • meeting environment

9. potential difficulties • disease concept • total abstinence • some anti-professional sentiment • spirituality • if you experience problems with the local organization/members ...

10. 1989 poll AGE 11% < 20 years old 37% between 20-30 48% between 30-45 4% > 45 GENDER 64% male 36% female 1996 survey AGE average age 37 years GENDER 58% male 42% female membership “silhouette”

11. 1989 poll initial referral: 47% treatment facility or while incarcerated 29% another NA member 24% community professional ( e.g., doctor, clergy, attorney, judge) 1996 survey influence for 1st mtg: 48% treatment facility 10% jail or correctional facility 51% another NA member 20% community professional membership “silhouette” (cont’d)