brief_addiction_monitor: Brief Addiction Monitor (BAM)

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Brief Addiction Monitor (BAM)

Description

Calculates domain scores for the Brief Addiction Monitor (BAM), a 17-item instrument used to monitor progress in recovery from substance use disorders. It evaluates three key domains over the past 30 days: Substance Use, Risk Factors, and Protective Factors.

Usage

brief_addiction_monitor(alcohol_days, drug_days, marijuana_days,
                        risk_health, risk_sleep, risk_anxiety, risk_depression,
                        risk_cravings, risk_situations,
                        prot_confidence, prot_support, prot_spiritual,
                        prot_work, prot_income, prot_family,
                        prot_self_help_days, prot_commitment)

Arguments

alcohol_days	Numeric (0-30). Days of alcohol use in the past 30 days.
drug_days	Numeric (0-30). Days of illegal drug use in the past 30 days.
marijuana_days	Numeric (0-30). Days of marijuana use in the past 30 days.
risk_health	Numeric (0-4). Rating of poor physical health (0=Not at all, 4=Extremely).
risk_sleep	Numeric (0-4). Rating of sleep problems.
risk_anxiety	Numeric (0-4). Rating of anxiety/tension.
risk_depression	Numeric (0-4). Rating of depression/sadness.
risk_cravings	Numeric (0-4). Rating of cravings/urges to use.
risk_situations	Numeric (0-4). Rating of exposure to risky situations.
prot_confidence	Numeric (0-4). Rating of confidence in staying sober.
prot_support	Numeric (0-4). Rating of support for recovery.
prot_spiritual	Numeric (0-4). Rating of spiritual support.
prot_work	Numeric (0-4). Rating of satisfaction with work/school progress.
prot_income	Numeric (0-4). Rating of income sufficiency.
prot_family	Numeric (0-4). Rating of family/friend support.
prot_self_help_days	Numeric (0-30). Days of attendance at self-help groups (AA/NA/SMART) in the past 30 days.
prot_commitment	Numeric (0-4). Rating of commitment to sobriety.

Value

A list containing:

Use_Total_Days	Sum of days using Alcohol, Drugs, and Marijuana.
Risk_Score_Total	Sum of the 6 risk items (Range 0-24).
Protective_Likert_Sum	Sum of the 7 Likert-scale protective items (Range 0-28).
Self_Help_Days	Raw count of self-help days (0-30).

References

Cacciola JS, Alterman AI, Dephilippis D, et al. Development and initial evaluation of the Brief Addiction Monitor (BAM). J Subst Abuse Treat. 2013;44(3):256-263. doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2012.07.013

Examples

# Example 1: High Risk Profile
# 15 days alcohol, High cravings (4), Low confidence (1)
brief_addiction_monitor(15, 0, 0, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3, 1, 1, 0, 2, 1, 1, 0, 1)

# Example 2: Strong Recovery Profile
# 0 days use, Low risk factors, High protection, 12 days self-help
brief_addiction_monitor(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 12, 4)

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