Fontana, California NA Meetings

What Can You Expect at NA Meetings in Fontana

Fontana has more local Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings of any city in San Bernardino County. The area supports eight active meetings across five formats recorded in September 2026. NA meetings are free and peer-led. The groups are run by the members instead of by clinicians.

The only membership requirement is a desire to stop using. Fontana sits in the Eastern Inland Empire Area of Narcotics Anonymous and is part of the Southern California Region. The area includes Rialto, Colton, Muscoy and San Bernardino and includes several cities across the Riverside County line.

• NA area: Eastern Inland Empire Area and part of the Southern California Region of Narcotics Anonymous
• Meeting formats recorded in Fontana: Open, discussion, Basic Text, step study, women’s and groups that welcome children
• Cost: Free and without requirements for dues or fees for members

How to Find a Meeting in Fontana and Nearby

The finder at the top of the page searches for treatment centers by distance rather than within city limits. This means that when you start a search from a Fontana address it returns groups in the surrounding communities too.  Rialto and Bloomington are immediately east, Colton is a few miles further along Interstate 10 and Rancho Cucamonga and Ontario are a comparable distance west.

You can reach any of these locations within a 20 minute drive when you are living near the Sierra Avenue commercial corridor that runs through downtown Fontana and across the I-10 interchange.

Within Fontana, you can access open meetings, discussion meetings, Basic Text,  step study groups, at least one women’s meeting and groups that welcome children. Open meetings are the usual place to start if you have never been to NA. Anyone can go to an open meeting that includes a partner or parent who wants to understand what the program involves.

Closed meetings are for people who identify as having a drug problem. Check whether a particular group meets only in person or also online. The finder also identifies online options near you. There is a separate guide to NA online meetings if that is the route you need tonight.

The Eastern Inland Empire Area answers a helpline at (909) 370-3568 and (800) 397-2333. The volunteers can confirm the groups that are currently meeting. The pages for Rialto and San Bernardino to the east and Rancho Cucamonga to the west show what meetings are in those cities. The California NA meetings directory covers the rest of the state.

Are NA Meetings Right for Me? walks through what happens in the room when you are still thinking about going to an NA meeting.

Overdose Trends in San Bernardino County

Overdose deaths in San Bernardino County have been falling. The county coroner counted 278 fentanyl-related deaths in 2024. This is down from 436 the year before and the national count dropped for a third consecutive year in 2025.

The county figure is for all of San Bernardino County. The county line runs from Fontana out to the Nevada state line.

• 278 deaths related to fentanyl in San Bernardino County in 2024, down from 436 in 2023. This is a decrease of about 36%.  
• 69,973 predicted provisional drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2025. This is down almost 14% from the 81,313 estimated for 2024 and a third consecutive annual decline.

These are national and city measurements since overdose data is not published for Fontana. The local figure above covers San Bernardino County as a whole.

The San Bernardino NA meetings page publishes the county picture in more depth. This includes the death rate from drugs and the count specific to opioids.

Treatment and Medication Options Near Fontana

NA is an important addition to clinical treatment. These support meetings don’t replace it. Medications approved by the FDA for opioid use disorder include methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone. These are the evidence-based standard of care and many people take them while attending meetings.

NA leaves medical decisions to the member and their prescriber. Levels of care can include detox, also called withdrawal management,  residential treatment, intensive outpatient programs and longer-term outpatient care. Our explainers on medication assisted treatment, inpatient and outpatient options and methadone cover what each of these treatment options includes.

San Bernardino County’s Department of Public Health publishes a list of opioid treatment providers (OTP) across the county. The closest OTP to Fontana on that list are Colton Clinical Services in Colton. You can reach them at (909) 370-1777 and is located a few miles east on Interstate 10. Aegis Treatment Centers in Ontario at (909) 986-4550 is a similar distance west.

The county’s Inland Empire Substance Abuse Treatment Line at 1-909-294-3813 and an after-hours number at (800) 472-2376. They can point you to detox and treatment openings. 211 San Bernardino County also handles referrals.

SAMHSA’s FindTreatment.gov offers a current list you can search by ZIP CODE. The list includes licensed programs and filters by the services they offer. The SAMHSA National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357 is free, confidential and answered 24 hours a day.

California also runs CA Bridge Connect for opioid treatment support you can receive on the same day and is staffed Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Call 1-800-944-1807 or text 1-833-308-0461 to contact CA Bridge Connect.

This is not crisis line. Tips for Finding Addiction Treatment and Treatment for Fentanyl Addiction are useful next reads to learn more about addiction treatment and what to expect.

Naloxone Access in and Around Fontana

You can get naloxone in San Bernardino County without a prescription or a clinic appointment. Inland Empire Harm Reduction supplies naloxone and overdose response training free of charge to people in San Bernardino and Riverside counties. You can reach them at (951) 364-5311.

Naloxone is also sold over the counter across California at pharmacies. The state’s CalRx two-pack costs $19. California’s Naloxone Distribution Project provides free kits to qualifying organizations such as schools and first responders and California Civil Code section 1714.22 provides liability protection for distributing and administering naloxone.

Keeping a kit in the house is a reasonable step when a family member uses opioids. Opioid Overdose: How to Save a Life with Naloxone explains what to do while help is on the way.

Urgent Help in Fontana

The numbers below are the first place to start in an urgent situation. None of the numbers require insurance or an appointment and the lines are answered by people qualified to help.

If someone near you may be overdosing

Call 911 first when  you think someone is overdosing or there is another medical emergency. Naloxone reverses an opioid overdose and does no harm if it turns out opioids are not involved.  Use it if you have it.

• 911 Call for a suspected overdose or any medical emergency
• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline can be called or texted 24/7
• (800) 398-0018 San Bernardino County Community Crisis Response Team can be called or you can text (909) 420-0560 24/7 in English and Spanish
• (800) 968-2636 San Bernardino County Substance Use Disorder Helpline is the Screening, Assessment and Referral Center
• (888) 743-1478 San Bernardino County Behavioral Health Helpline
• 1-800-662-4357 SAMHSA National Helpline is free, confidential and available 24/7
• (909) 370-3568 or (800) 397-2333 Eastern Inland Empire Area of NA helpline

Common Questions About NA Meetings in Fontana

Are there NA meetings in Fontana?

Yes there are meetings in Fontana. Eight active NA meetings were listed in Fontana across five distinct formats as of September 2026. This is the highest number of meetings in San Bernardino County. Use the finder above for current times and locations.

Are NA meetings free?

Yes NA doesn’t charge dues or fees. A basket is usually passed so members can contribute toward the room rent and literature, and there is no expectation that a newcomer puts anything in it.

Are there women’s NA meetings in Fontana?

Yes there is at least one women’s meeting in Fontana’s groups. The finder above and the Eastern Inland Empire Area helpline at (909) 370-3568 can confirm when it meets. Format details are the kind of thing that shifts from month to month.

What if there is no meeting today?

Widen the search radius. Rialto, Bloomington and Colton sit just east of Fontana and Rancho Cucamonga and Ontario just west, all within a short drive, and their meetings show up in the finder above when you extend the distance. The finder also shows online options near you, and our guide to NA online meetings covers how those work.

Can a family member attend an NA meeting?

At an open meeting, yes. Open meetings welcome anyone with an interest in the program, including partners, parents and friends. Closed meetings are reserved for people who identify as having a drug problem. Fontana also has groups that welcome children, which matters if childcare is the thing standing between someone and a meeting.

About This Directory

Narcotics.com is an independent resource and is not affiliated with Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc. Meeting information here is compiled from public listings and can fall out of date, so confirm details with the group or the area helpline before you travel.

Narcotics.com may be compensated for some links or featured resources on this site. That never affects the meeting information above or which resources we describe.

Related Pages

• Narcotics Anonymous: how the program works
• The 12 Steps of Narcotics Anonymous
• NA Online Meetings
• Will NA Meetings Cure My Addiction?
• Support Groups for Drug Addiction
• Narcotics Addiction Treatment
• Opioid Overdose: How to Save a Life with Naloxone