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Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. - OA

Organization URL(s)

www.overeatersanonymous.org/  External Link

Other Contact Information

PO Box 44020
Rio Rancho, NM 87174-4020

505-891-2664 (Voice)
505-891-4320 (FAX)

Description

Overeaters Anonymous (OA), found in 1960, is a twelve-step recovery program patterned after Alcoholics Anonymous. The specific and primary purpose of the corporation is to aid those with the problem of compulsive overeating to overcome that problem through a Twelve-step program of recovery. The general purpose and power is to promote the public health and to work with and furnish charitable and cultural assistance to those with problems of obesity. There are no dues of fees. The only requirement for membership is the desire to stop eating compulsively.

Online Resources

Print Resources

Informative pamphlets and books are published describing the OA 12-Step recovery program and explaining the problem of compulsive overeating to families and health professionals.

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Review Date

Fri Feb 9, 2007