Table 1.4 Discharges aged 12 and older, by type of service and reason for discharge: TEDS 2008 Number, percent distribution by type of service and reason for discharge, and median length of stay
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported to TEDS by 47 States and jurisdictions.]
Type of service	Total1	Completed	Transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
	Reason for discharge (number)
Outpatient2	688,703	290,522	79,676	205,345	46,687	66,473
Detoxification2,3	328,444	211,942	40,846	56,172	8,227	11,257
Intensive outpatient2	194,943	70,024	42,775	46,460	18,404	17,280
Short-term residential2	187,401	102,884	33,476	31,520	10,300	9,221
Long-term residential2	138,068	63,066	21,927	35,093	11,116	6,866
Hospital residential2	5,543	2,503	1,726	862	93	359
Outpatient med.-asst. opi. ther.4	62,328	9,043	11,365	25,115	7,626	9,179
Med.-asst. opi. detoxification5	17,232	7,080	2,883	6,693	142	434
No. of discharges	1,622,662	757,064	234,674	407,260	102,595	121,069
	Percent distribution by reasons for discharge and type of service
Outpatient2	42.4	38.4	34.0	50.4	45.5	54.9
Detoxification2,3	20.2	28.0	17.4	13.8	8.0	9.3
Intensive outpatient2	12.0	9.2	18.2	11.4	17.9	14.3
Short-term residential2	11.5	13.6	14.3	7.7	10.0	7.6
Long-term residential2	8.5	8.3	9.3	8.6	10.8	5.7
Hospital residential2	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.3
Outpatient med.-asst. opi. ther.4	3.8	1.2	4.8	6.2	7.4	7.6
Med.-asst. opi. detoxification5	1.1	0.9	1.2	1.6	0.1	0.4
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	42.2	11.6	29.8	6.8	9.7
Detoxification2,3	100.0	64.5	12.4	17.1	2.5	3.4
Intensive outpatient2	100.0	35.9	21.9	23.8	9.4	8.9
Short-term residential2	100.0	54.9	17.9	16.8	5.5	4.9
Long-term residential2	100.0	45.7	15.9	25.4	8.1	5.0
Hospital residential2	100.0	45.2	31.1	15.6	1.7	6.5
Outpatient med.-asst. opi. ther.4	100.0	14.5	18.2	40.3	12.2	14.7
Med.-asst. opi. detoxification5	100.0	41.1	16.7	38.8	0.8	2.5
Total	100.0	46.7	14.5	25.1	6.3	7.5
	Median length of stay (days)
Outpatient2	92	124	62	64	72	76
Detoxification2,3	4	4	4	2	3	3
Intensive outpatient2	56	74	51	42	45	51
Short-term residential2	24	27	21	9	14	14
Long-term residential2	59	90	38	29	48	45
Hospital residential2	6	16	4	4	9	4
Outpatient med.-asst. opi. ther.4	155	197	151	120	215	185
Med.-asst. opi. detoxification5	10	5	11	16	19	17
1 Excludes 4,078 short-term residential, long-term residential, and hospital residential 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 5.06.10.