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

Dr. Erin Bonar is quoted in the WebMD article Tragedy to Transformation: A Mother Fights Opioid Dependency.

From Tragedy to Transformation: A Mother's Mission to End Opioid DependencyLife care specialists, a new role in hospitals, are making significant strides in combating the opioid crisis by educating patients about addiction risks, offering alternative pain management strategies, and providing crucial support for recovery.

Policy Brief: Dr. Lara Coughlin on SAMHSA Contingency Management Incentive ChangesPodcast Episode · The Addiction Psychologist · 03/10/2025 · 13m

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.

The Michigan Health Endowment Fund is providing funds to support Incentives2Quit, an incentive-based tobacco treatment program led by Dr. Lara Coughlin.

Health Fund invests $7 million+ in new grants for infants and birthing parents, community health and capacity, aging supports

2025

April, 2025: U-M Press Release on Dr. Lara Coughlin and Dr. Erin Bonar's newly funded research study Quitting menthol cigarettes is extra hard, but a new U-M study will test the best way to do it.

March, 2025: Dr. Erin Bonar is quoted in the WebMD article Tragedy to Transformation: A Mother Fights Opioid Dependency.

March, 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.

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.

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

April 2024: Dr. Coughlin is leading a new quality improvement project to address health disparities related to cigarette smoking among Medicaid recipients throughout Michigan

January 2024: AI could flag patients’ dangerous alcohol use before surgery

January 2024: For surgery patients, AI could help reduce alcohol-related risks