MI-ACRE In The News
Dr. Lara Coughlin was a featured guest on The Addiction Psychologist podcast to discuss the science of contingency management, recent changes in incentive allowance for contingency management, and how these changes might impact practice.
Dr. Erin Bonar is quoted in the Consumer Reports article The Truth About Treating Health Problems With Cannabis based on the Michigan Poll on Healthy Aging, at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.
The Michigan Health Endowment Fund is providing funds to support Incentives2Quit, an incentive-based tobacco treatment program led by Dr. Lara Coughlin.
2025
March, 2025: Dr. Lara Coughlin was a featured guest on The Addiction Psychologist podcast to discuss the science of contingency management, recent changes in incentive allowance for contingency management, and how these changes might impact practice.
January, 2025: Dr. Erin Bonar is quoted in the Consumer Reports article The Truth About Treating Health Problems With Cannabis based on the Michigan Poll on Healthy Aging, at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.
2024
September, 2024: Dr. Erin Bonar is quoted in this Detroit Free Press article based on the Michigan Poll on Healthy Aging, at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.
September, 2024: Dr. Erin Bonar is a contributing faculty member in the September 2024 National Poll on Healthy Aging report.
June 2024: Dr. Coughlin was quoted in this American Psychological Association article: Psychologists help patients with serious mental illness kick nicotine and other addictions
May 2024: Dr. Coughlin is serving on the MDHHS Tobacco Prevention and Control Steering Committee to update the current Strategic Plan, with the goal to maximize impact of prevention and treatment efforts.
May 2024: "4 Things You Didn’t Know about Cannabis" written by Dr. Erin Bonar
January 2024: AI could flag patients’ dangerous alcohol use before surgery
January 2024: For surgery patients, AI could help reduce alcohol-related risks
2023
December 2023: Anne Fernandez, Ph.D., Featured in Spectrum News 1 for Cannabis Research
December 2023: FOX 19 Now Interviewed Anne Fernandez, Ph.D., on Legalization of Cannabis in Ohio
December 2023: 1 in 8 older adults use cannabis products, suggesting need to screen for risks
October 2023: Dexter Coalition Engages Teens in Preventing Substance Use Among Peers
September 2023: U-M Researchers Study Young Adults’ Views on the Risks of Different Methods of Cannabis Consumption
July 2023: An Agenda for Research to Transform Care for Cannabis Use Disorder
April 2023: Podcast Series about Women Leading in Substance Use Prevention Field Features Erin Bonar, Ph.D.
March 2023: Erin Bonar, Ph.D., Recognized with the NIH HEAL Initiative® Director’s Award for Mentorship
2022
November 2022: New Award to Help Prevent Adolescent Alcohol Use
