New research from Regents’ Professor Katie Witkiewitz at The University of New Mexico Department of Psychology and Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions examines alcohol use disorder, the physical and economic toll it takes, and effective treatments that are now available. Witkiewitz and her colleagues, Barbara McCrady (Distinguished Professor of Psychology) and Eric Claus … Read more

Hayden Panettiere’s star was rising in the mid-aughts when she gained fame on “Heroes,” a hit series that boasted the memorable tagline, “Save the cheerleader, save the world.” But at the time, Panettiere’s fans had no idea that the teen who played cheerleader Claire Bennett onscreen actually needed help offscreen. In a new interview, the … Read more

In drinking lives, there are moments known as rock bottom—incidents so harrowing that sobriety is the only option. That moment for Laura McKowen MBA’06 came in 2013, when she blacked out at her brother’s wedding and didn’t return to her hotel room, leaving her 4-year-old daughter alone overnight. Many people who struggle with addiction have … Read more