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.
coming soon! MI-ACRE Innovation Session
coming soon! MI-ACRE Innovation Session
Thursday May 22, 2025
Noon - 1pm
Virtual-only session
Topic: "Buprenorphine Initiation in the ED:
Lessons from 10 years of Implementation"
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MI-ACRE In the news
MI-ACRE In the news
U-M Press Release featuring the MI-ACRE Leadership Team:
Dr. Lara Coughlin, Co-Director; Dr. Erin Bonar, Director of Research Strategy; Dr. Allison Lin, Co-Director; Dr. Maureen Walton, Strategic Advisor; and Dr. Anne Fernandez, Director of Clinical Research
NEw research funding!
NEw research funding!
Dr. Lara Coughlin and Dr. Erin Bonar recently received funding for a 5-year large, randomized study: Comparing Remotely Delivered Interventions To Promote Cessation Among Adults Who Smoke Menthol Cigarettes
This new grant is funded through the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and will compare Tobacco Quitline coaching with and without an incentive program involving daily breath monitoring.
Colleagues & Friends Night at CPA 2025!
Colleagues & Friends Night at CPA 2025!
Lara Coughlin, PhD, MI-ACRE Co-Director and Anne Fernandez, PhD, MI-ACRE Director of Clinical Research, along with their colleagues Katie Witkiewitz, PhD, Director of UNM CAAS and Christopher Kahler, PhD, Director of Brown University CASAA, hosted a “Colleagues & Friends Night” at the April 2025 Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction (CPA) Annual Meeting, in Providence, RI.
This MI-ACRE coordinated event gave attendees a fun, relaxed opportunity to re-connect and network with one another outside of the conference. The event was packed with over 100 addiction experts coming together to enjoy great addiction science talk... and gourmet pretzels!
From left: Christopher Kahler, Ph.D. of Brown University; Katie Witkiewitz, Ph.D. of University of New Mexico; Anne Fernandez, Ph.D., MI-ACRE Lara Coughlin, Ph.D., MI-ACRE
From left: Lara Coughlin, Ph.D., MI-ACRE; Anne Fernandez, Ph.D., MI-ACRE; Rachel Girard, M.A. of University of Rhode Island
From left: Justin Strickland, Ph.D. of Johns Hopkins; William Stoops, Ph.D. of University of Kentucky
MI-ACRE Spotlight on:
The Incentives2Quit Program
The Michigan Health Endowment Fund is providing funds to support Incentives2Quit, an incentive-based tobacco treatment program led by Dr. Lara Coughlin.
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