Table 9.3 Discharges aged 12 and older from medication-assisted opioid detoxification. 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 25 States and jurisdictions that offered medication-assisted opioid detoxification and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission	No. of med.- asst. opi. detox 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
	22,341			64.9	5
Gender
Male	15,113	67.1	68.7	64.3	5
Female	7,227	32.9	31.3	66.0	5
Total	22,340	100.0	100.0	64.9	5
Age at admission
12 to 20 years	1,231	5.7	5.1	67.5	5
21 to 30 years	7,127	32.7	30.4	66.5	5
31 to 40 years	4,963	22.4	21.9	65.4	5
41 to 50 years	5,693	25.1	26.1	64.0	4
Over 50 years	3,327	14.0	16.6	61.0	5
Total	22,341	100.0	100.0	64.9	5
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	13,425	59.5	61.6	64.1	5
Black (non-Hispanic)	3,658	19.9	10.0	78.5	4
Hispanic origin	3,852	15.1	21.4	56.5	6
Other	1,364	5.6	7.0	59.8	4
Total	22,299	100.0	100.0	64.9	5
Primary substance
Alcohol	1,975	10.8	5.1	79.5	4
Opiates	19,653	85.4	92.6	63.0	5
Marijuana/hashish	57	0.3	0.2	77.2	6
Cocaine	236	1.3	0.6	79.7	5
Stimulants	69	0.3	0.3	63.8	6
Other/unknown	351	1.8	1.1	74.9	6
Total	22,341	100.0	100.0	64.9	5
Frequency of use
No use in the past month	410	1.7	2.0	61.2	21
Some use	1,970	8.4	9.7	61.7	17
Daily use	19,860	89.8	88.3	65.3	5
Total	22,240	100.0	100.0	64.9	5
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	6,944	31.4	30.9	65.3	5
1 or more	15,311	68.6	69.1	64.8	5
Total	22,255	100.0	100.0	65.0	5
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	501	2.7	1.5	76.4	5
Self or individual	18,005	78.7	86.7	62.4	5
Health care/community	3,588	18.7	11.8	74.3	5
Total	22,094	100.0	100.0	64.7	5
Employment status1
Employed	3,764	14.7	21.2	56.0	7
Unemployed/Not in labor force	18,392	85.3	78.8	66.5	5
Total	22,156	100.0	100.0	64.7	5
Years of education1
Fewer than 12 years	7,082	29.0	37.8	58.5	5
12 years (or GED)	10,379	48.4	44.7	66.6	5
More than 12 years	4,585	22.6	17.5	70.4	5
Total	22,046	100.0	100.0	64.8	5
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.