MI-ACRE
MI-ACRE
Michigan Innovations in Addiction Care
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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 action
MI-ACRE in action
Photo from left: Megan Rolfzen, MD, Chelsea Wilkins, LMSW, Maureen Walton, PhD, MPH, Lara Coughlin, PhD, Sean Regnier, PhD, BCBA, Autumn Rae Florimbio, PhD, Katie McCurry, PhD, Devin Tomlinson, PhD, Alex Weigard, PhD
December MI-ACRE Innovation Session
Sean Regnier, PhD, BCBA from the University of Kentucky shared ideas on Treating Tobacco Use for People with Disabilities, inspiring thoughtful feedback from the group and giving Dr. Regnier new analytical perspectives for future work.
Sean Regnier, PhD, BCBA
From left: Sean Regnier, PhD, BCBA, Lara Coughlin, PhD, Maureen Walton, PhD, MPH
MI-ACRE publication NEWS
MI-ACRE publication NEWS
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention & Policy Journal
Led by Vivian Kaufman, CHOICE Lab alumni, this publication explores how Section 1115 Demonstration Waivers are reshaping substance use disorder treatment through pilot contingency management (CM) programs. MI-ACRE co-authors include: Dr. Devin Tomlinson, Lauren Hellman, Dr. Allison Lin, Dr. Anne Fernandez and Dr. Lara Coughlin.
The American Journal of Psychiatry
MI-ACRE Co-Director's Dr. Lara Coughlin & Dr. Allison Lin's newest publication 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
U-M Injury Prevention Center
MI-ACRE Director of Research Strategy, Dr. Erin E. Bonar, co-led the U-M Injury Prevention Center's Impact of Recreational Cannabis Legalization in Michigan report.
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!
New MI-ACRE Funding
New MI-ACRE Funding
NEW R01 Grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism!
MI-ACRE leadership members, Dr. Erin E. Bonar, Dr. Maureen Walton and Dr. Anne Fernandez, along with Dr. Jason Goldstick from Emergency Medicine, recently received funding for their study:
Testing the Efficacy of a New Intervention for High Intensity Drinking among Emerging Adults
More MI-ACRE Funding News...
Dr. Maureen Walton's, Multidisciplinary Alcoholism Research Training Program, was recently re-funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism!
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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