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Substance use disorder and addiction are complex public health problems, vividly evidenced by the ongoing opioid epidemic throughout the country. Also, New Mexico has the highest alcohol-related mortality rate and currently races to address this as well...

It’s a typical scene from a movie or TV show about war veterans who have been in battle and have returned home safe. Suddenly fireworks go off, and a veteran, mentally transported back to the battlefield, hits the dirt, ready for an incoming mortal...

As part of the Substance Use Disorder Grand Challenge, two internationally recognized experts in substance use treatment and research will present lectures at The University of New Mexico. Katie Witkiewitz, Regents’ Professor, Department of Psychology,...

Since its inception in 2010, TEDxABQ has featured a number of expert speakers from the University of New Mexico community, covering topics that range from physical activity, to the success of minority women, the U.S. Census, and coming up next week,...

Barbara S. McCrady, distinguished professor of psychology and director of The University of New Mexico’s Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, & Addictions (CASAA) will step down as the director of CASAA effective July 31. McCrady has led CASAA since...

With rich and storied histories, it’s no wonder that organizations like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA), have been so successful in helping millions of people on the path to recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. For Katie...

Students returning for classes this fall will find that The University of New Mexico has updated and will begin to enforce its Tobacco-Free policy on its main and branch campuses. New signage at the entrances to campus as well as notices affixed to...

The year was 1988 and much was happening across the United States and around the world. The Phantom of the Opera, the longest running Broadway play ever, opened; the Winter Olympics were held in Canada; and NASA resumed space shuttle flights with ...

Researchers at UNM's Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions (CASAA), in collaboration with the University of North Carolina's Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) and Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa, are initiating a continuation ...

UNM Psychology graduate student Kevin Hallgren has been awarded an NIH Ruth Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) through the UNM Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions (CASAA). The fellowship will provide two years of support ...