Cape Cod Probation officers want to know why thier clients are not attending Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings every day - 2012

It would appear that Cape Cod, Massachusetts probation officers in New England have more on their minds than the "home verification, job search progress, court appointments, etc. " and the meat of checking on probationers often is about "attendance at Narcotics Anonymous meetings." The attendance of NA meeting is supposed to be a a self report function, but court slips are signed to verify attendance and it is unknown how and if they are verified in the secret society of Narcotics Anonymous (NA) where "anonymity" of that religious pretending to be a solution to addiction is practiced. It would also appear that there are problems with attending court mandated Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings in the town where other people are court mandated too.....

Gonsalves: The eyes and ears of court

By Sean Gonsalves
July 29, 2012

...... A popular cheerleader while in high school, Mariah's drug of choice was heroin. Still, Larson said as we walked up the stairs to the high-end condominium Mariah shares with her mother, "I like her. She's one of my easy ones, very receptive."

As Mariah's mother bluntly put it as we sat down in the living room, her daughter doesn't fit the stereotype.

"People think that drug addicts are just, excuse me, black or poor or whatever. But it doesn't matter. I raised this kid so well. She had the best of everything. In some ways, I think it's my fault because I gave and gave and gave," her mother said.

Mariah nods as Larson alternates between inquisitor and mentor. Larson runs down her checklist — home verification, job search progress, court appointments, etc. But, the meat of this discussion was about Mariah's attendance at Narcotics Anonymous meetings.

When Mariah acknowledged she hadn't been going to meetings every day, Larson wanted to know why.

"I'm not comfortable around the people," Mariah said, explaining how difficult it is for her to share her problems in a town where many people know her and her mother.

Larson wasn't having it. "Here's the thing," she said. "There's other meetings. Don't go to Sandwich meetings. There's Hyannis. But my problem with Hyannis is I don't want you to run into anybody that you've used with. I'm going to call Mashpee, and there's one in Osterville," Larson said, noting how at their next meeting they'd nail down a different place for Mariah to attend NA meetings.

After 30 minutes of being probed, punctuated with a "you're doing a good job" here and there, Mariah shared her thoughts about being on probation.

"If I wasn't on probation I probably wouldn't be doing as good as I'm doing. ... I'm so scared of going to jail," she said.

"We get along pretty well. I can talk to (Larson) about things. I feel like I can be honest with her. And I need someone to say, 'OK, this is what you're going to do, and this is how you're going to do it. And if you don't, then this is what's going to happen," Mariah said.

Next stop: Marstons Mills. This was one of Drew's cases — "Nina," a college-educated woman in her mid-30s who is also living with her mother, working to put her drug-fueled shoplifting days behind her...........

Read the entire story at: http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120729/NEWS/20...

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings in Cape Code Massachusetts-

Sunday

Bourne MA 7:30 pm Ozone Troopers 146 Macarthur Boulevard Cape Cod DHO
Falmouth MA 7:30 am Falmouth 68 Main St. Cape Cod DJO
Falmouth MA 5:30 pm Fight Is Over 100 Ter Huen Dr. Cape Cod DOP
Hyannis MA 6:00 pm NA On Main Street 320 Main St. Cape Cod DOS
M.V. /Edgartown MA 7:00 pm Sunday Candlelight Group Across from Chappy Ferry Martha’s Vineyard DHOS
West Barnstable MA 10:00 am Ten O’clock Rte 149 Cape Cod DO

Monday

Bourne-Cataumet MA 7:30 pm Bourne Monday 1093 County Rd. Cape Cod 11stC
Falmouth MA 7:30 am Falmouth Group 68 Main St. Cape Cod DJO
Falmouth MA 7:30 pm Show up for Life 360 Brick Kiln Road
South Yarmouth MA 7:30 pm South Yarmouth 205 Old Main St. Cape Cod J

Tuesday

Eastham MA 7:30 pm Tuesday Freedom From Choice 220 Samoset Rd. Cape Cod DHOR
Falmouth MA 7:30 am Falmouth 68 Main St. Cape Cod DJO
Falmouth MA 7:30 pm North Falmouth 655 Boxbury Hill Rd. (Rte. 151) Cape Cod DHLO
Hyannis MA 7:30 pm Best Is Yet To Be 25 Lincoln Rd Cape Cod DHJO

Wednesday

Falmouth MA 7:30 am Falmouth 68 Main St. Cape Cod DJO
Marstons Mills MA 7:30 pm Marston Mills Wednesday 2150 Main Street Cape Cod 12st12TrO
West Falmouth MA 7:30 pm Wednesday Night Young Peoples Rte. 28A Cape Cod ADO

Thursday

Falmouth MA 7:30 am Falmouth Group 68 Main St. Cape Cod DO
Falmouth MA 7:30 pm The Real Deal 68 Main Street Cape Cod HOSP
Harwich MA 7:30 pm Primary Purpose 100 Oak St. Cape Cod DLO
West Tisbury MA 7:30 pm Thursday Step Group 1052 State Rd Martha’s Vineyard 12st12TrCD

Friday

Falmouth MA 7:30 am Falmouth 68 Main St. Cape Cod DJO
Hyannis (Centerville) MA 7:30 pm Free To Be 230 South Main St. Cape Cod DOPS
M.V./Vineyard Haven MA 7:30 pm TGIF Group Woodlawn Ave & William St Martha’s Vineyard DHOS
Nantucket MA 7:00 pm Friday Night & Free 2 Center St. Nantucket BHO
West Falmouth MA 8:00 pm West Falmouth Rte. 28A Cape Cod 12stDO

Saturday

Brewster MA 8:15 pm Brewster Saturday Night 1 Harwich Rd. – Rte. 124 Cape Cod OR
Falmouth MA 7:30 am Falmouth Group 68 Main St. Cape Cod DJO
Hyannis MA 7:30 pm Best Is Yet To Be 25 Lincoln Rd. Cape Cod 12st12TrBCDT
North Falmouth MA 7:00 pm North Falmouth 655 Boxbury Hill Rd. (Rte. 151) Cape Cod DHLO
Oak Bluffs MA 7:00 pm Wave of Recovery 1 Linton Ln Martha’s Vineyard HJO

Source: http://recoverywithoutwalls.org/2011/03/na-meetings-on-cape-cod-the-isla...