Table 9.3 Discharges aged 12 and older from medication-assisted opioid detoxification. Characteristics at admission, by treatment completion/transfer: TEDS 2008 Number, percent distribution, treatment completion/transfer rate, and median length of stay (LOS)
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by the 26 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
	17,232			57.8	5
Gender
Male	11,593	66.1	68.9	56.8	5
Female	5,636	33.9	31.1	59.8	5
Total	17,229	100.0	100.0	57.8	5
Age at admission
12 to 20 years	800	5.0	4.1	62.5	6
21 to 30 years	4,720	27.7	27.0	58.4	5
31 to 40 years	3,855	22.2	22.6	57.5	5
41 to 50 years	4,941	28.3	29.2	57.1	5
Over 50 years	2,916	16.8	17.1	57.3	6
Total	17,232	100.0	100.0	57.8	5
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	9,907	58.2	57.1	58.3	5
Black (non-Hispanic)	2,320	17.1	8.6	73.1	4
Hispanic origin	3,321	14.6	25.9	43.5	19
Other	1,605	10.1	8.4	62.3	4
Total	17,153	100.0	100.0	57.8	5
Primary substance
Alcohol	1,836	15.1	4.6	81.8	3
Opiates	14,896	81.7	93.0	54.6	6
Marijuana	51	0.3	0.3	56.9	6
Cocaine	156	1.1	0.6	73.1	4
Stimulants	66	0.4	0.3	62.1	5
Other/unknown	227	1.4	1.2	63.0	7
Total	17,232	100.0	100.0	57.8	5
Frequency of use
No use in the past month	358	1.9	2.3	52.5	21
Some use	1,747	9.8	10.6	55.8	20
Daily use	15,046	88.3	87.0	58.1	5
Total	17,151	100.0	100.0	57.7	5
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	5,204	31.1	29.6	59.2	6
1 or more	11,885	68.9	70.4	57.6	5
Total	17,089	100.0	100.0	58.1	5
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	428	2.9	2.0	66.8	13
Individual	13,678	74.7	87.4	53.8	5
Health care/community	2,974	22.3	10.7	74.0	5
Total	17,080	100.0	100.0	57.7	5
Employment status¹
Employed	3,821	20.2	25.4	51.9	11
Unemployed/Not in labor force	13,221	79.8	74.6	59.2	5
Total	17,042	100.0	100.0	57.6	5
Years of education¹
Fewer than 12 years	5,530	28.3	38.7	49.8	5
12 years (or GED)	7,937	49.8	43.1	61.1	5
More than 12 years	3,446	21.9	18.2	62.0	5
Total	16,913	100.0	100.0	57.6	5
¹Includes 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 5.06.10.