ABCDscores (version 6.1.0)

tlfb_substances: Compute TLFB length of abstinence

Description

Computes the length of abstinence in days for a given (set of) substance(s). Optionally, allows to filter by period (detailed and/or estimated); only considering a specified number of days before the TLFB interview; and/or only binge use.

Usage

tlfb_substances
compute_tlfb_abst(
  data,
  name,
  substance = NULL,
  period = NULL,
  days = NULL,
  binge = NULL
)

Value

A tibble with the computed score for each participant/event.

Format

tlfb_substances is a character vector of all substances that can be reported in the TLFB.

Arguments

data

tibble. A data frame containing the TLFB raw data.

name

character. The name of the output column for the computed score.

substance

character (vector). The substance(s) to compute the score for. Must be one or several of the following values:

• "'Fake' Marijuana or Synthetics"

• "Alcohol"

• "Anabolic Steroids"

• "Any Other Drug They Used to Get High"

• "Blunts or Combined Tobacco and Marijuana in Joints"

• "CBD (Non-Medical Use)"

• "Cathinones such as Bath Salts, Drone, or Meph"

• "Cigars, Little Cigars, or Cigarillos"

• "Cocaine or Crack Cocaine"

• "Concentrated Marijuana Tinctures"

• "Ecstasy, Molly, or MDMA"

• "Electronic Nicotine or Vaping Products"

• "GHB, Liquid G, or Georgia Homeboy"

• "Hallucinogen Drugs including LSD, PCP, Peyote, Mescaline, DMT, AMT, or Foxy"

• "Heroin, Opium, Junk, Smack, or Dope"

• "Hookah with Tobacco"

• "Inhalants"

• "Ketamine or Special K"

• "Marijuana Edibles"

• "Marijuana Infused Alcohol Drinks"

• "Methamphetamine, Meth, or Crystal Meth"

• "Nicotine Replacements"

• "OTC Cough or Cold Medicine, DXM, 'Lean', or 'Purple Drank'"

• "Prescription Anxiolytics, Tranquilizers, or Sedatives"

• "Prescription Pain Relievers or Opioids"

• "Prescription Stimulants"

• "Psilocybin, Magic Mushrooms, or Shrooms"

• "Salvia"

• "Smokeless Tobacco, Chew, or Snus"

• "Smoking Marijuana Flower"

• "Smoking Marijuana Oils or Concentrates"

• "Tobacco Cigarette"

• "Tobacco in a Pipe"

• "Vaped Marijuana Flower"

• "Vaped Marijuana Oils or Concentrates"

• "Marijuana (all forms)"

• "Nicotine (all forms)"

(Default: NULL, i.e., all substances are considered.)

period

character (vector). The period for which the score is computed for. Must be one of "detailed" (last year before date of TLFB interview) or "estimated" (more than one year before date of TLFB). (Default: NULL, i.e., all periods are considered). Cannot be used in combination with days.

days

integer. Number of days before the TLFB interview to consider. (Default: NULL, i.e., all days are considered). Cannot be used in combination with period.

binge

(named list of) numeric. Binge threshold(s) for the substance(s). If only one value is provided, it is used, independent of the sex of the participant. If a list is provided, it must contain two named elements: "F" (female) and "M" (male) with the respective sex-specific binge thresholds. Only days where the the quantity of the substance(s) exceeds the specified threshold(s) are considered. (Default: NULL, i.e., binge behavior is not considered).

Examples

if (FALSE) {
compute_tlfb_abst(
  data = data_tlfb,
  name = "su_y_tlfb__alc__cum_abst",
  substance = "Alcohol"
)
}