Starting a meeting

What is a meeting?

A meeting is two or more people gathered together to share their experience, strength and hope with each other. A meeting may call itself a Co-Anon Family Group when:

• Its primary purpose is to help the family members and friends of someone who is addicted to cocaine and all other mind-altering substances.
• The only requirement for membership is that there is a problem with cocaine and other mind-altering substances in a family member or friend.
• It is fully self-supporting.
• It has no outside affiliation.
• Its public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion.
• It has no opinions on outside issues.

Who can start a meeting?

Tradition 3 - The only requirement for membership is that there is a problem with cocaine or other mind-altering substance in a family member or friend. The family and friends, when gathered together for mutual help, may call themselves a Co-Anon Family Group, provided that, as a group, they have no other affiliation.

Co-Anon Family Groups is a growing fellowship in the UK and Ireland and we would like to encourage and help anyone to start a meeting. 

All we ask is you follow the guidelines, Steps and Traditions.

More information on setting up a meeting is available via the Co-Anon WSO.

Please email us info@co-anon.org.uk for more information.

In the spirit of Tradition Six, Co-Anon Family Groups is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution.