MI-ACRE Co-Director's Dr. Lara Coughlin and Dr. Allison Lin's newest publication in the American Journal of Psychiatry shows veterans who received incentives to stay in recovery from stimulants like meth & cocaine had a 41% lower risk of death from all causes compared to those who didn’t.

“This is the strongest real-world evidence to date that contingency management care for people with stimulant use disorder is linked to a significant drop in deaths. It shows the importance of the VA’s leadership in making CM available to veterans." ~Dr. Coughlin

Read more details in the IHPI Press Release:

Small rewards lead to big wins for saving veterans’ lives 

MI-ACRE Director of Research Strategy, Dr. Erin E. Bonar, co-led a report from the U-M Injury Prevention Center. Along with MI-ACRE Strategic Advisor Dr. Maureen Walton as a co-author, this report focuses on the impact of recreational cannabis policy in Michigan. 

Read the full report here!

🗓️Monday Oct. 6 at Noon EST

Join MI-ACRE Co-Director Dr. Allison Lin for a UMATS Lunch & Learn! 

Register here ▶️ michmed.org/eQYqw

This activity has been approved for 1.0 Social Work Credit and 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

MI-ACRE Co-Directors Allison Lin, MD, MS and Lara Coughlin, PhD along with Deb Manderachia, LMSW (CHRP Project Manager) and Lisa Sulkowski, M.Ed. (MI-ACRE Program Manager), presented at the Substance Use & Co-Occurring Disorder Hybrid Conference in Traverse City (9/8 – 9/9). 

Dr. Coughlin teamed up with Cassidy Livingston, MSA (MDHHS) to present on “The Michigan Recovery Incentives Program and the National Groundswell in Contingency Management”.

The Coalition on Harm Reduction & Prevention (CHRP) team introduced Dr. Lin’s newest study to conference attendees and workshopped their innovative Hub & Spoke model for rural addiction care during a breakout session.