{"id":189302,"date":"2024-07-22T18:34:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T01:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/?page_id=189302"},"modified":"2025-10-22T17:12:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T00:12:25","slug":"hi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/service\/hi\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospitals & Institutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Marijuana Anonymous Hospitals and Institutions<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Our Purpose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The primary purpose of the World Services Hospitals & Institutions (H&I) Committee is to carry the Marijuana Anonymous (MA) message of recovery, as stated in Tradition Five, to individuals who are confined, restricted, or otherwise unable to attend an MA Twelve Step meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many times, an H&I meeting is the first introduction to Marijuana Anonymous that many inmates, clients, or patients receive. Therefore, the message of recovery through the Twelve Steps must be informative, clear, concise, positive, and solution-oriented.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Unveiling Our <\/span>Story<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

H&I can carry MA\u2019s message to treatment centers, recovery houses, mental health facilities, chemical dependency units, prisons, or other institutions. The activities of all H&I committees are based on, and governed by, the Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts for Service of MA. Each H&I committee is autonomous and may find that their area of service differs according to their situation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have a large fellowship of members and groups who can address any questions and concerns. Whether you are inquiring about a specific meeting i.e., affinity group, or want resources to facilitate a panel discussion at a correctional institute, hospital, or sober living facility. The MA H&I trustee has the resources to fulfill MA\u2019s primary purpose encompassed in the fifth tradition.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The fellowship of MA showed me that change was possible, and that I didn\u2019t have to be afraid of letting go of my old ideas. Being of service showed me that I could make a positive difference in other people\u2019s lives, and enjoy doing it.”<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Carrying the message and \u201cHow it Works\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The <\/span>H&I Handbook<\/a> serves as a guideline to all H&I committees throughout MA and offers support to MA members interested in this type of rewarding service. Whether at the group, region, or district level, H&I service is a responsibility that has many facets, to which the most important are:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n