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James P. Kinnon (commonly known as Jimmy Kinnon or "Jimmy K") was the founder of Narcotics Anonymous (NA), an international association of recovering drug addicts. During his lifetime, he was usually referred to as "Jimmy K" due to NA's principle of personal anonymity on the public level. It appears he never referred to himself as the founder of NA although the record clearly shows that he played this role. Jimmy Kinnon (1911-1985), This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ...
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a support group for people who are addicted to drugs, clean addicts and active drug users, to help them learn how to live without using mind- and mood-altering chemicals. ...
A drug is any substance that can be used to modify a chemical process or processes in the body, for example to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, enhance a performance or ability, or to alter states of mind. ...
From the very start, unlike many other attempts to form self-help groups for drug addicts, Narcotics Anonymous was based on both the Twelve Steps and the Twelve Traditions devised by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and adapted to the specific needs of NA. While there is no official biography of Jimmy Kinnon, a certain amount of pertinent information can be found on the web and in print (see links and resources below). (Redirected from 12 steps) A twelve-step program is a self-help group whose members attempt recovery from various addictions and compulsions through the use of a plan referred to as the twelve steps. Characteristics All twelve-step programs follow some version of the twelve steps. ...
The Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous define the appropriate relationships between an AA group and its members, other groups, AA as a whole, and society at large. ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (known commonly as A.A. or AA) is a world-wide fellowship of alcoholics whose primary purpose is to carry the message of recovery from alcoholism through the Twelve Steps. ...
Kinnon was born on 5 April, 1911 in Paisley, Scotland. On 8 August 1923, he arrived with his family on Ellis Island, NY. He worked as a roofer, struggling with his drug addiction until he achieved permanent and complete abstinence from all drugs in Alcoholics Anonymous on 2 February 1950. April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ...
1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...
Paisley (Pàislig in Scottish Gaelic) is a large town, and former royal burgh in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. ...
August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ...
1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Immigration Museum on Ellis Island Ellis Island, located in New York Harbor at the mouth of the Hudson River, was at one time the main immigration port for immigrants entering the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ...
A drug is any substance that can be used to modify a chemical process or processes in the body, for example to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, enhance a performance or ability, or to alter states of mind. ...
A drug is any substance that can be used to modify a chemical process or processes in the body, for example to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, enhance a performance or ability, or to alter states of mind. ...
February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
He and a few other drug addicts who had met in AA started holding a series of independent meetings for drug addicts, beginning 17 August 1953. The first documented recovery meeting of Narcotics Anonymous was held on 5 October 1953 in Southern California. Today, members of Narcotics Anonymous hold more than 30,000 weekly meetings in over 100 countries worldwide. August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ...
1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
Kinnon is a key figure in the history of Narcotics Anonymous for several reasons. He wrote several portions of the Little White Booklet, which formed the basis for NA's basic text, published in 1983 under the title Narcotics Anonymous (ISBN 0912075023). This book also contains his anonymous biography, titled We Do Recover. Kinnon also designed the NA logo and served as the volunteer office manager of NA's World Service Office from the time it began to 1983.
Kinnon died on 9 July 1985, having spent the last 35 years of his life as a "clean" and recovering member of Narcotics Anonymous. At the time of his death, his daring vision of a worldwide autonomous association of recovering drug addicts had become a reality. July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ...
1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
"If I ever have an epitaph on my headstone [...] it should read something like this: All we did was sow some seeds and worked and wrought to make this work, so that we and others could live -- in Peace, in Freedom and in Love."
James P. Kinnon, 1982
External links
Further reading - Miracles Happen: The Birth of Narcotics Anonymous in Words and Pictures, Revised version, ISBN 1-55776-341-0
- My Years With Narcotics Anonymous. A History of N.A. by Bob Stone. 1997, Hulon Pendleton Publishing, L.L.C., Joplin, MO, U.S.A., ISBN 0-9654591-0-1
- NA Audio Archive Sampler. 2002, Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc. ISBN 1-5576-469-4
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