Early exit: estimating and explaining early exit from drug treatment
http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/5/1/13
Harm Reduction Journal 2008, Vol 5 No 13, 25 April 2008
Alex Stevens, Polly Radcliffe, Melony Sanders, Neil Hunt
"Understanding the factors that lead to early exit from treatment should enable services to operate more effectively and better reduce drug related harm. To date, few studies have focused on drop-out during the initial, engagement phase of treatment. This paper describes a mixed method study of early exit from English drug treatment services..."