MI-ACRE
MI-ACRE
Michigan Innovations in Addiction Care
through Research & Education
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The MI-ACRE Mission
The MI-ACRE Mission
Leading Impactful Research, Training, and Clinical Programs to Generate Positive Impacts on Addiction Prevention and Care in our Communities
Leading Impactful Research, Training, and Clinical Programs to Generate Positive Impacts on Addiction Prevention and Care in our Communities
Welcome to MI-ACRE!
We're a team of University of Michigan addiction researchers and clinicians focused on embracing cutting-edge research and innovative evidence-based practices to drive continuous improvement in addiction prevention, care, training and education.
MI-ACRE is part of the University of Michigan Addiction Center in the Department of Psychiatry at Michigan Medicine.
MI-ACRE in the COmmunity
MI-ACRE in the COmmunity
NEW! A national community for contingency management (CM) learning. Join monthly meetings to ask questions, share what’s working, and learn from CM experts across the country.
MI-ACRE Co-Director Dr. Lara Coughlin is a founding facilitator of the National CM Community of Practice and co-facilitates the series along with University of Vermont's Dr. Tyler Erath and Dr. Richard Rawson.
Wednesday, August 26 | 1–2 p.m. ET
Incentives2Quit
Incentives2Quit
Incentives2Quit (I2Q) (CHOICE Lab) team members were excited to attend the 9th annual Maternal Infant Health Summit in Saginaw, where they shared I2Q with leaders, providers, researchers, advocates, and community partners working to improve maternal, infant, and family health across Michigan.
I2Q is an incentive-based smoking cessation program designed to build motivation and skills for long-term tobacco cessation and is a CHOICE Lab project led by MI-ACRE Co-Director Dr. Lara Coughlin.
From Left: Jennifer LaRose, MPH; Ashley Kocher, MPH
MI-ACRE Advancing Addiction Care Award
Congrats to each 2026 awardee and thank you for your dedication to improving addiction care in our communities!
ANOOSHEY IKHLAS, MD CANDIDATE
ANOOSHEY IKHLAS, MD CANDIDATE
Ms. Ikhlas is a University of Michigan Medical Student. Ms. Ikhlas will use the award to adapt successful elements of her addiction care nonprofit to Michigan Medicine by offering virtual recovery group meetings and/or a PrEP education intervention for patients with substance use disorders. Ms. Ikhlas aims to increase access to recovery support and prevention education for patients in addiction care.
Dr. Martz is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Martz and her team will use the award to gather feedback from young adults on proposed Building Brain-Based Resilience (3BR) video materials prior to final production. This feedback will help ensure the brain-based substance use education content is relevant, engaging, non-stigmatizing, and effective for young adults receiving addiction care.
ASHTA NARAIN-BIRGY, MD
ASHTA NARAIN-BIRGY, MD
Dr. Narain-Birgy is a PGY3 Psychiatry House Officer. Dr. Narain-Birgy will use the award to attend the 2027 American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) national conference and develop a one-hour lecture for Michigan Medicine PGY1 and PGY2 psychiatry residents. The lecture will highlight current addiction psychiatry updates, substance use trends, screening approaches, clinical pearls, psychodynamic considerations, and treatment strategies. Dr. Narain-Birgy’s efforts will bring timely addiction psychiatry education back to Michigan Medicine trainees.
Silverman Conference
Silverman Conference
What an incredible day at the 36th Annual Albert J. Silverman Research Conference!
MI-ACRE staff shared outstanding poster presentations that highlighted the team’s creativity, innovation, and real-world impact in substance use disorder research.
We are so proud of this talented group and grateful for the passion, expertise, and collaboration they bring to this important work every day.
Special shout out to Madison Gailey of the UConnect study on receiving the First Place Poster Award in the Postbaccalaureate category and UConnect's Lindsay Sepsi, Kate Peralta and Sophia Wood on receiving the First Place Poster Award in the Graduate Student category.
In case you missed it...
In case you missed it...
Check out the 3-part series featuring the MI-ACRE Program in the U-M Department of Psychiatry News & Publications
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