Literature
Most of Narcotics Anonymous early literature was written by James Kinnon and is still used worldwide today in over 62,800 NA meetings. He was the main contributor to the Yellow Booklet and Little White booklet that were used throughout the 1960s and 1970s. From 1953 to 1977 Narcotics Anonymous was a safe haven for addicts to meet in their NA meetings, to help each other get and stay clean from all substances, including alcohol, which in truth is a drug. From 1979-1982 hundreds of Narcotics Anonymous members expanded on this literature and created the Basic Text. Mr. Kinnon also designed the NA logo, The Group Logo, The Service Symbol and wrote the Gratitude Prayer and "Fruit of the Harvest" statement found in the beginning of the NA book "The Basic Text". This book was the first ever known that was written by recovering addicts for recovering addicts. It was first published in 1982.
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