Table 8.3
Discharges aged 12 and older from outpatient medication-assisted opioid therapy.
Characteristics at admission, by treatment completion/transfer: 2009
Number, percent distribution, treatment completion/transfer rate, and median length of stay (LOS)
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by the 38 States and jurisdictions that offered outpatient medication-assisted opioid therapy and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission No of
outpatient
med.-asst.
opi. ther.
discharges		 Completed treatment
or transferred to
further treatment
(percent distribution)		 Did not complete
treatment or transfer
to further treatment
(percent distribution)		 Rate of treatment
completion or
transfer to further
treatment		 Median LOS
(days) among
treatment
completers
  62,564      30.3     197
Gender
Male 38,193  56.9  62.8  28.2     195
Female 24,360  43.1  37.2  33.5     203
Total  62,553 100.0 100.0  30.3     197
Age at admission
12 to 20 years 2,376   4.2   3.6  33.5     145
21 to 30 years 18,667  32.5  28.7  32.9     165
31 to 40 years 15,337  23.7  24.9  29.3     220
41 to 50 years 16,167  24.0  26.6  28.1     248
Over 50 years 10,017  15.6  16.2  29.4     263
Total  62,564 100.0 100.0  30.3     197
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic) 36,078  62.0  56.2  32.4     180
Black (non-Hispanic) 10,803  16.0  17.9  28.0     201
Hispanic origin 12,518  17.3  21.3  26.1     327
Other 2,871   4.7   4.6  30.7     210
Total  62,270 100.0 100.0  30.3     197
Primary substance
Alcohol 1,486   3.9   1.7  49.3      91
Opiates 58,994  91.4  95.5  29.3     232
Marijuana/hashish   724   1.8   0.9  47.7     106
Cocaine   566   1.2   0.8  40.1     105
Stimulants   165   0.4   0.2  44.8     118
Other/unknown   629   1.3   0.9  38.6     179
Total  62,564 100.0 100.0  30.3     197
Frequency of use
No use in the past month 9,787  21.7  13.3  41.3     197
Some use 9,411  17.4  14.2  34.5     155
Daily use 42,784  60.9  72.5  26.5     207
Total  61,982 100.0 100.0  30.1     197
No. of prior treatment episodes
None 14,701  27.5  23.0  34.2     162
1 or more 45,674  72.5  77.0  29.0     203
Total  60,375 100.0 100.0  30.2     188
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI 3,571   8.4   4.7  44.0     118
Self or individual 45,084  68.6  75.6  28.3     243
Health care/community 12,697  23.0  19.7  33.7     153
Total  61,352 100.0 100.0  30.3     196
Employment status1
Employed 15,114  27.4  23.2  33.6     244
Unemployed/Not in labor force 46,628  72.6  76.8  28.9     179
Total  61,742 100.0 100.0  30.0     197
Years of education1
Fewer than 12 years 22,147  32.8  37.5  27.3     197
12 years (or GED) 26,909  44.6  43.6  30.5     197
More than 12 years 12,292  22.7  18.9  34.0     210
Total  61,348 100.0 100.0  30.0     200
1 Includes only discharges aged 16 and above for employment status and aged 18 and older for years of education.
NOTE: In LOS calculations, missing values of the associated variables were excluded.
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.

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