Hi James, welcome to SR!!
So you want to talk with folks who have been where you've been? Well, here at the SR NA forum is a pretty good start. In my experience, family can be a great source for support, but family can only go so far...they just don't understand or relate on a deeper level. More often than not, their concern is your safety - as well as their own.
In Narcotics Anonymous we focus on recovery from the disease of addiction - not just getting off of drugs. What drugs we used or became addicted to aren't the most important issue...like Missy said, recovery in NA is about learning how to live...a new way to live.
Sure....regardless of the substance, we've been where you're at...and we've found a way out!! And if you want what we've got you're going to have to be willing to do what we've done...and I'm talking about attending meetings, getting a sponsor, working the steps and helping others. SR is a good place to start - we share our problems and solutions here.
But if you want to get the most out of recovery, it would be best to go to meetings. You'll get out of it what you put in to it.