ROANOKE, Virginia, March 10 -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * Changing the way we measure substance use recovery * Nearly 50 million people in the United States struggle with substance use disorders, and nearly three in four use more than one substance. People with polysubstance use disorders are more likely than single drug users to suffer poor health, relapse from treatment, and overdose. They're also three times more likely to  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 10 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * How AI is integrated into clinical workflow lowers medical liability perception * HERSHEY, Pa. -Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the field and practice of medicine, including legal liability and the perception of who is at fault when a patient experiences harm. "AI holds promise to improve the quality and safety of health care and to reduce errors and patient harm, but the risk more PR

NEW YORK, March 10 -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health posted the following news: * * * Recreational Cannabis Laws May Displace Illegal Cannabis Markets * Adopting recreational cannabis laws, beyond only medical cannabis laws, may help reduce the size of the illegal cannabis market in U.S. states, reports a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The study is among the first to comprehensively examine illegal cannabis market dynamics using law enf more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, March 10 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * Study finds myths about male rape can influence how jurors judge cases * The study looked at how potential jurors responded to a fictional rape trial in which both the complainant and the accused were men. Researchers from Loughborough University, Glasgow Caledonian University and King's College London, wanted to understand whether beliefs and stereotypes might affect decisions in these type more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 11 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Changing the way we measure substance use recovery Addiction researcher Allison Tegge and colleagues have proposed a new way to calculate recovery that recognizes incremental improvements and encourages people with multiple dependencies to keep going. By Matt Chittum Nearly 50 million people in the United States struggle with substance use disorders, and nearly three in four use more than one substanc more PR