Citation

Software Citation:

Barnett, N. P., Souza, T., Rosen, I. G., Luczak, S. E., Glynn, T. R. & Swift, R., (2015). Transdermal Alcohol Sensor Data Macro (Version 1.6) [software]. Brown University.

Barnett, N. P., Souza, T., Gunn, R. L., & Merrill, J. E. (2023). Transdermal Alcohol Sensor Data Macro (Version 2.0). Brown University.

Additional Resources:

Gunn, R. L., Merrill, J. E., Haines, A. M., Fernandez, M. E., Souza, T., Berey, B., Leeman, R. F., Wang, Y., Barnett, N. P. (in Press). Use of the BACtrack Skyn alcohol biosensor: Practical applications for data collection and analysis. Addiction.

Acknowledgments

This project was supported by grants R21AA020943 to Nancy Barnett, R01AA027495 to Jennifer Merrill, and K08 AA027551 to Rachel Gunn, from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Support also received from Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies Research Excellence Award, Initial Evaluation of a New Alcohol Biosensor to Nancy Barnett, Rachel Gunn, and Jennifer Merrill.

Special thanks to project consultants Jason Bond, Donald Dougherty, Tom Greenfield, Thad Leffingwell, and Nancy Petry who collaborated on the early versions of the TASMAC. Special thanks to Yan Wang, Ben Berey, and Robert Leeman who provided data and input for developing version 2.0.

We appreciate the guidance SCRAM Systems™ has provided for our use of SCRAM bracelets , and the guidance BACtrack has provided in our use of Skyn bracelets in our research. Neither AMS nor BACtrack were involved in the development of this software.

Copyright

Copyright © 2018, Brown University, Providence, RI. SCRAM Version 1.6. All Rights Reserved.

Copyright © 2023, Brown University, Providence, RI. Version SCRAM 1.6 and Skyn 2.0. All Rights Reserved.

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