What to talk about in a narcotics anonymous ...

Pat, your question is too generic to give a clear cut answer.  What do you mean "speaking engagement"?  Are YOU the speaker?  Are YOU a professional speaker?  or are you an addict that wants to know what goes on at an NA meeting?  As a rule a 'speaker' IS an addict or professional who knows about addictions.  If YOU are the addict, what most addicts talk about is their own experiences...what it was like, what changed a person, and what they are like today.  If you are interested in NA, there are 1-800 numbers you can call for meeting locations.  I would be glad to tell you more, if this message doesn't answer your specific question.  San di

The above answer gives a succint and thorough analysis of the "speaker meeting" in both Narcotics Anonymous, and Alcoholics Anonymous.  I haven't any idea about how Cocaine Anonymous and other 12-step programs handle theirs, but I would suspect that it was the same.

(If you haven't heard other people's stories, so you know generally how it's done, and you haven't been clean and sober for at least a year, then why did you accept a speaking assignment anyway?)