Table 1.4 Discharges aged 12 and older, by type of service and reason for discharge: 2009 Number, percent distribution by type of service and reason for discharge, and median length of stay (LOS)
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported to TEDS by 45 States and jurisdictions.]
Type of service	Total1	Completed	Transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
	Reason for discharge (number)
Outpatient2	685,256	290,345	75,608	199,679	50,591	69,033
Detoxification3	326,365	216,428	35,034	56,586	7,590	10,727
Intensive outpatient2	200,259	70,416	40,941	49,042	20,144	19,716
Short-term residential2	178,808	92,418	32,909	31,210	11,526	10,745
Long-term residential2	135,390	62,570	21,136	32,836	12,138	6,710
Hospital residential2	4,032	2,392	905	450	80	205
Outpatient med.-asst. opi. ther.4	62,564	8,486	10,442	26,285	7,723	9,628
Med.-asst. opi. detoxification5	22,341	11,017	3,476	6,959	302	587
No. of discharges.	1,615,015	754,072	220,451	403,047	110,094	127,351
	Percent distribution by reason for discharge and type of service
Outpatient2	42.4	38.5	34.3	49.5	46.0	54.2
Detoxification3	20.2	28.7	15.9	14.0	6.9	8.4
Intensive outpatient2	12.4	9.3	18.6	12.2	18.3	15.5
Short-term residential2	11.1	12.3	14.9	7.7	10.5	8.4
Long-term residential2	8.4	8.3	9.6	8.1	11.0	5.3
Hospital residential2	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.2
Outpatient med.-asst. opi. ther.4	3.9	1.1	4.7	6.5	7.0	7.6
Med.-asst. opi. detoxification5	1.4	1.5	1.6	1.7	0.3	0.5
Total.	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Percent distribution by type of service and reason for discharge
Outpatient2	100.0	42.4	11.0	29.1	7.4	10.1
Detoxification3	100.0	66.3	10.7	17.3	2.3	3.3
Intensive outpatient2	100.0	35.2	20.4	24.5	10.1	9.8
Short-term residential2	100.0	51.7	18.4	17.5	6.4	6.0
Long-term residential2	100.0	46.2	15.6	24.3	9.0	5.0
Hospital residential2	100.0	59.3	22.4	11.2	2.0	5.1
Outpatient med.-asst. opi. ther.4	100.0	13.6	16.7	42.0	12.3	15.4
Med.-asst. opi. detoxification5	100.0	49.3	15.6	31.1	1.4	2.6
Total.	100.0	46.7	13.7	25.0	6.8	7.9
	Median length of stay (days)
Outpatient2	92	124	56	65	74	78
Detoxification3	4	4	4	2	3	4
Intensive outpatient2	60	85	57	43	49	55
Short-term residential2	22	27	23	8	13	23
Long-term residential2	59	90	36	29	48	40
Hospital residential2	13	19	8	9	14	6
Outpatient med.-asst. opi. ther.4	161	197	165	119	231	196
Med.-asst. opi. detoxification5	6	5	9	15	10	13
1 Excludes 5,573 residential (short-term, long-term, hospital) discharges where medication-assisted opioid therapy was planned.
2 Excludes medication-assisted opioid therapy and detoxification.
3 Includes free-standing residential detoxification, hospital detoxification, and outpatient detoxification.
4 Outpatient and intensive outpatient medication-assisted opioid therapy only.
5 Medication-assisted opioid detoxification (free-standing, hospital, and outpatient) only.
SOURCE: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 10.10.11.