Table 3.2 Discharges aged 12 and older from intensive outpatient treatment. Characteristics at admission, by reason for discharge: TEDS 2008 Number
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by the 47 States and jurisdictions that offered intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission	Reason for discharge (number)
	Total	Completed	Transferred to further treatment	Dropped out	Terminated by facility	Other
All intensive outpatient treatment discharges	194,943	70,024	42,775	46,460	18,404	17,280
Gender
Male	120,733	46,428	24,254	27,787	11,212	11,052
Female	74,162	23,581	18,520	18,657	7,186	6,218
No. of discharges	194,895	70,009	42,774	46,444	18,398	17,270
Age at admission
12 to 20 years	33,353	11,233	7,000	8,221	3,544	3,355
21 to 30 years	60,565	21,253	13,210	14,226	6,266	5,610
31 to 40 years	44,792	15,859	10,104	10,885	4,119	3,825
41 to 50 years	40,832	15,193	9,106	9,807	3,367	3,359
Over 50 years	15,401	6,486	3,355	3,321	1,108	1,131
No. of discharges	194,943	70,024	42,775	46,460	18,404	17,280
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	116,669	44,327	25,830	26,386	9,718	10,408
Black (non-Hispanic)	42,881	11,955	10,180	12,281	4,693	3,772
Hispanic origin	21,019	8,831	3,244	4,733	2,641	1,570
Other	12,637	4,556	2,982	2,837	1,264	998
No. of discharges	193,206	69,669	42,236	46,237	18,316	16,748
Primary substance
Alcohol	75,517	32,103	15,068	16,636	5,794	5,916
Opiates	24,128	6,812	5,970	6,576	2,432	2,338
Marijuana	45,035	15,184	9,628	10,900	5,115	4,208
Cocaine	28,724	8,703	6,778	7,315	3,123	2,805
Stimulants	16,478	5,555	4,312	3,879	1,474	1,258
Other/unknown	5,061	1,667	1,019	1,154	466	755
No. of discharges	194,943	70,024	42,775	46,460	18,404	17,280
Frequency of use
No use in the past month	78,865	32,559	17,018	15,458	7,325	6,505
Some use	70,454	23,538	15,408	18,348	7,246	5,914
Daily use	43,188	13,145	9,867	12,137	3,658	4,381
No. of discharges	192,507	69,242	42,293	45,943	18,229	16,800
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	81,319	31,209	16,559	17,798	8,570	7,183
1 or more	109,567	37,182	25,546	27,350	9,638	9,851
No. of discharges	190,886	68,391	42,105	45,148	18,208	17,034
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	87,509	33,382	21,465	16,251	8,217	8,194
Individual	44,055	14,361	9,150	12,903	3,680	3,961
Health care/community	61,365	21,607	11,837	16,706	6,304	4,911
No. of discharges	192,929	69,350	42,452	45,860	18,201	17,066
Employment status1
Employed	54,121	23,754	10,712	10,630	4,805	4,220
Unemployed/Not in labor force	131,237	42,923	30,061	33,529	12,598	12,126
No. of discharges	185,358	66,677	40,773	44,159	17,403	16,346
Years of education1
Fewer than 12 years	57,820	17,605	13,118	15,298	6,445	5,354
12 years (or GED)	73,862	27,367	16,490	17,016	6,583	6,406
More than 12 years	41,888	17,762	8,507	9,015	3,292	3,312
No. of discharges	173,570	62,734	38,115	41,329	16,320	15,072
1 Includes only discharges aged 16 and above for employment status and aged 18 and older for years of education.
NOTE: The "Other" category includes clients who were discharged because they were incarcerated, died, moved, became ill, were hospitalized, or other reason somewhat out of client's control, or if the client status at discharge was not known.
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.