Table 6.8
Year 2000 discharges from HOSPITAL RESIDENTIAL/REHABILITATION treatment by reason for discharge, according to primary substance at admission: TEDS 2000
Number, percent distribution, average length of stay, and median length of stay
[Based on linked discharges and discharge data reported to TEDS by 18 States and jurisdictions.]
Primary substance at admission Total Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
Treatment completed Transferred
to other SA treatment		 Left against professional advice Terminated
by facility		 Incar-
cerated		 Death Other
Number
Alcohol  4,522  2,661  1,137  456  156  3  2  107
Opiates  352  189  59  71  27  1  - -  5
Cocaine  742  398  156  108  57  3  - -  20
Marijuana/hashish  1,301  632  414  123  80  6  - -  46
Stimulants  454  225  139  53  16  4  - -  17
Other/unknown  423  177  73  110  25  5  - -  33
No. of discharges  7,794  4,282  1,978  921  361  22  2  228
Row percent
Alcohol  100.0  58.8  25.1  10.1  3.4  0.1   *  2.4
Opiates  100.0  53.7  16.8  20.2  7.7  0.3  - -  1.4
Cocaine  100.0  53.6  21.0  14.6  7.7  0.4  - -  2.7
Marijuana/hashish  100.0  48.6  31.8  9.5  6.1  0.5  - -  3.5
Stimulants  100.0  49.6  30.6  11.7  3.5  0.9  - -  3.7
Other/unknown  100.0  41.8  17.3  26.0  5.9  1.2  - -  7.8
Total  100.0  54.9  25.4  11.8  4.6  0.3   *  2.9
Column percent
Alcohol  58.0  62.1  57.5  49.5  43.2  13.6  100.0  46.9
Opiates  4.5  4.4  3.0  7.7  7.5  4.5  - -  2.2
Cocaine  9.5  9.3  7.9  11.7  15.8  13.6  - -  8.8
Marijuana/hashish  16.7  14.8  20.9  13.4  22.2  27.3  - -  20.2
Stimulants  5.8  5.3  7.0  5.8  4.4  18.2  - -  7.5
Other/unknown  5.4  4.1  3.7  11.9  6.9  22.7  - -  14.5
Total  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0
Average length of stay (days)
Alcohol  19  17  10  22  106 § §  31
Opiates  34  17  10  50  167 §  - - §
Cocaine  28  21  10  33  108  4  - -  61
Marijuana/hashish  19  19  10  26  67 §  - -  12
Stimulants  20  20  10  32  19 §  - -  61
Other/unknown  36  32  13  35  89 §  - -  62
Total  22  19  10  28  97  55 §  36
Median length of stay (days)
Alcohol  10  13  8  4  28  153  61  6
Opiates  7  8  8  3  23  19  - -  6
Cocaine  10  13  10  6  18  4  - -  13
Marijuana/hashish  10  15  6  7  14  5  - -  6
Stimulants  9  12  7  7  15  11  - -  42
Other/unknown  11  12  9  6  40  100  - -  30
Total  10  13  7  5  20  12  61  9
* Less than 0.05 percent.
- -  Quantity is zero.
§ Low precision; no estimate reported.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) - 4.1.02.