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Jimmy Kinnon, Scottish-American activist, founded Narcotics Anonymous (born 1911)
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Jimmy Kinnon
Primary founder of Narcotics Anonymous
James Patrick Kinnon, commonly known as Jimmy Kinnon or "Jimmy K.", was one of the primary founders of Narcotics Anonymous (NA), a worldwide fellowship of recovering addicts. During his lifetime, he was usually referred to as "Jimmy K." due to NA's principle of personal…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Narcotics Anonymous
Mutual help 12-Step organization
Narcotics Anonymous (NA), founded in 1953, describes itself as a "nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem." Narcotics Anonymous uses a 12-step model developed for people with varied substance use disorders and is the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)