Lara Coughlin

Great to have the chance to talk with AJP about the key role of incentive-based treatments in addressing rising stimulant-involved deaths in the US. #CMsaveslives

We Must Do Better on Implementing Evidence-Based Treatments for Substance Use Disorders | American Journal of Psychiatry PsychiatryOnline.org is the platform for all American Psychiatric Association Publishing journals, DSM, and bestselling textbooks, as well as APA Practice Guidelines, and continuing medical education.

📍Our VA CM Mortality study shows contingency management (CM) saves lives for vets with stimulant use disorder. Given CM's proven success, what's holding back wider adoption⁉️Am J Psychiatry's Nov. editorial features a call to action for SUD care - check it out▶️ psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...

Tobacco Treatment Education Series for Providers - Injury Prevention Center Talking to patients about tobacco cessation can be difficult, join us virtually and become more confident! Join us in November as we provide resources for clinicians to become more confident talking t...

Boost your tobacco treatment skills with Motivational Interviewing! Join MI-ACRE Co-Director @laracoughlinphd.bsky.social for Session 2 of a free, 3-part November webinar series from the U-M Injury Prevention Center. CMEs provided! Register for all sessions ➡️
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Thanks @VAResearch and @ASAMorg for highlighting our work

CM saves lives. Pass it on!

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Thanks @d3center.bsky.social for
hosting us today! Think tanks are always so energizing and innovation-promoting with this crew!

Small rewards lead to big wins for saving veterans’ lives 41% drop in risk of death seen in veterans who got incentives to stick with recovery from using stimulants like methamphetamine and cocaine, compared with those who didn’t

🚨 Breaking news!! Our new publication in Am J Psychiatry 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. Find out more! ihpi.umich.edu/news-events/...

Upended by Meth, Some Communities Are Paying Users to Quit

The title is a little more sizzle than substance but always good to see mainstream coverage of addiction care that works! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/h...

📌Part 3 - A message from MI-ACRE for researchers, clinicians or trainees interested in the field of addiction care.
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💥📰Parts 2 & 3 of the MI-ACRE Program series are now live! Part 2 📌 Learn how MI-ACRE is transforming access to addiction care...
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A group of U-M faculty in the Matthaei Botanical Gardens conservatory

And that’s a wrap!

Thank you to the @umich.edu faculty who took part in our Impact Accelerator program over the past 3 days - and to the faculty and staff who spoke to and worked with them!

We look forward to doing it again next year - applications open in the fall! ihpi.umich.edu/impact-accel...

Huge shoutout to our incredible program manager, Lisa Sulkowski, for bringing this piece to life! 💫

Curious about the MI-ACRE origin story?🤔 Check out Part 1 of a 3-part series highlighting how the MI-ACRE program is re-imagining addiction care 📰🙌🌎
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🎉🎉Congrats to MI-ACRE Co-Director @laracoughlinphd.bsky.social‬ on her recent University of Michigan faculty promotion! This accomplishment recognizes the expertise & dedication Dr. Coughlin gives EVERYDAY to addiction care & research👏We're proud to celebrate this well-deserved milestone with you!

Grateful to be learning how to better communicate our science for actionable change this morning at the IHPI Policy Impact Accelerator!

Trump’s NIH And NSF Cuts Estimated To Cost The U.S. Economy $10 Billion Annually Economists find public R&D drives U.S. productivity growth — and pays for itself

New Forbes story about the economic consequences of science cuts.

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Thoughtful and thorough analysis.

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A bit of a belated post, but still feeling energized from the 35th Silverman Conference! It was a joy to see all the CHOICE Lab posters—huge congrats to Vivian Kaufman for winning Best Undergraduate Poster! 🎉So much exciting work to display. #Silverman #UmichPsychiatry #goblue

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Just back from an incredible week in Alaska 🌲🏔️—grateful for the chance to work alongside our amazing Community Advisory Board and attend the inspiring Pathways to Recovery Conference. The natural beauty was breathtaking, the passion + wisdom in every room was unforgettable. #AKPathwaysToRecovery

Quitting menthol cigarettes is extra hard, but a new U-M study will test the best way to do it A multimillion dollar study will test two methods of helping people quit the highly addictive menthol form of cigarettes, including one that will use breath monitoring.

📰Big News! MI-ACRE's Dr. Lara Coughlin & Dr. Erin Bonar are set to lead a 5-yr study designed to help people quit smoking menthol cigarettes. This PCORI-funded study is designed to deliver real-world data on PATIENT-CENTERED approaches that actually work! 🙌
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