Predictors of attrition from an outpatient chemical dependency program

Substance Abuse

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 49-59

  White, Joseph M ^a   Winn, Krista I ^b   Young, Wayne ^c  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pinellas Co Juvenile Welfare Board   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction severity index; Attrition; Early intervention; Treatment dropout

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0031805203     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021367615830     Document Type: Article

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