Key takeaway
Just for Tonight is listed Monday at 7 p.m. on the second floor, in the library, at 140 Clarendon Street in Boston. The Boston area page is nerna.org/boston. If you need a person on the phone, use NA's finder and pick the Boston pin. You can sit in the library and listen.
Last updated: 2026-10-05
Just for Tonight is listed Monday at 7 p.m. on the second floor, in the library, at 140 Clarendon Street in Boston. The Boston area page is nerna.org/boston. If you need a person on the phone, use NA's finder and pick the Boston pin. You can sit in the library and listen.
If your hands are shaking, you can still hold a cup of coffee and listen.
If the night turns medical, call 911 when someone is overdosing, seizing, not breathing, or cannot be woken. If you might hurt yourself, call or text 988. Come back to a meeting when you are safe.
Start here
The area's page is nerna.org/boston. If that page will not load, go to NA's finder, search Boston, and use the phoneline on the pin. Do not trust a number you saw on a random directory.
A place you can find
The published list shows Just for Tonight on Monday at 7 p.m. at 140 Clarendon Street, second floor, library. The same night, Clean, Cool, and Free meets at 7 p.m. in the community room at The Lyndia, 3368 Washington Street in Jamaica Plain. Return From The Living Dead is listed Monday at 7:30 p.m. at International Community Church, 30 Gordon Street. Confirm before you leave. Boston rooms change buildings.
If you are outside the city, Metro West and other New England areas have their own lists. Jamaica Plain is on the Boston list. A suburb may not be.
Walking in
Walk in a few minutes early if you can. Someone may say hello. You can say you are new and you want to listen. Closed meetings are for people who want to stop using. Open meetings welcome a family member who is there to listen. If you are unsure, ask the helpline which one fits tonight.
Our meeting finder searches public NA listings by day and ZIP. It is one more place to look. The local list is the one to trust when they disagree, and you should still confirm with the group.
Alcohol is a different door. The Boston A.A. guide has that hotline and those rooms. Stay with the numbers above when the problem is drugs.
If the night is dangerous
A meeting is people helping each other. It is not a detox and it is not a hospital. NIDA describes mutual-help groups as peer-led, not care run by clinicians. If someone is overdosing, not breathing, or cannot be woken, call 911. If you are in a mental health crisis, call or text 988. If you need a treatment bed rather than a room tonight, call or text (800) 653-9376. That line is SmarterRecovery, not the NA helpline.
If you want a treatment referral, call or text (800) 653-9376. If you want a meeting in Boston tonight, use the number or the list in the first section. In an emergency, call 911 or 988 first.
Additional Resources
Sources cited on this page:
- Boston Area of NA
- NA World Services: Find NA Near You
- NA World Services: Virtual Meeting Search
- NIDA: Treatment (mutual-help groups are peer-led, not clinical treatment)
- SAMHSA National Helpline
- SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
- SmarterRecovery meeting finder
- SmarterRecovery about page (referral disclosure)
Common Questions
How do I find an NA meeting in Boston tonight?
The area's page is nerna.org/boston. If that page will not load, go to NA's finder, search Boston, and use the phoneline on the pin. Do not trust a number you saw on a random directory.
Is there a specific room in Boston I can ask for?
The published list shows Just for Tonight on Monday at 7 p.m. at 140 Clarendon Street, second floor, library. The same night, Clean, Cool, and Free meets at 7 p.m. in the community room at The Lyndia, 3368 Washington Street in Jamaica Plain. Return From The Living Dead is listed Monday at 7:30 p.m. at International Community Church, 30 Gordon Street. Confirm before you leave. Boston rooms change buildings.
Do I have to talk at my first NA meeting?
No. You can say you are just listening. NA's requirement is a desire to stop using. There are no dues. A basket may pass for rent and literature, and you can let it go by.
What if I am in withdrawal or I might hurt myself?
Call 911 if you are overdosing, not breathing, or cannot be woken. Call or text 988 if you are in a mental health crisis. An NA meeting cannot manage a medical emergency. For treatment, call or text (800) 653-9376, and say you need a program.
Is the Boston A.A. meeting list the same as NA?
No. A.A. and NA are different fellowships. The Boston A.A. guide has the A.A. office and the A.A. meetings. For NA, use the local site and na.org's finder.