Table 6.10a
Year 2001 discharges from METHADONE treatment by reason for discharge, according to type of service:
TEDS 2001
Number and percent distribution
[Based on linked admissions and discharge data reported to TEDS by 22 States and jurisdictions.]
Type of service 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
Ambulatory    
Outpatient 10,271   756 1,095  4,060 3,455 338  62   505
Intensive outpatient    994   197    26    245   506   3   2    15
Residential/rehabilitation    
Short-term (<31 days)    199    65    13     77    35   1  - -     8
Long-term (31+ days)    857   207    21    212   401   3  - -    13
Hospital    185    61    41     55    24   1  - -     3
Detoxification 17,653 2,912 1,930 10,429   362   3   1 2,016
No. of discharges  30,159 4,198 3,126 15,078 4,783 349  65 2,560
Row percent
Ambulatory    
Outpatient  100.0    7.4   10.7   39.5   33.6    3.3    0.6    4.9
Intensive outpatient  100.0   19.8    2.6   24.6   50.9    0.3    0.2    1.5
Residential/rehabilitation    
Short-term (<31 days)  100.0   32.7    6.5   38.7   17.6    0.5  - -    4.0
Long-term (31+ days)  100.0   24.2    2.5   24.7   46.8    0.4  - -    1.5
Hospital  100.0   33.0   22.2   29.7   13.0    0.5  - -    1.6
Detoxification  100.0   16.5   10.9   59.1    2.1  - -   *   11.4
Total   100.0   13.9   10.4   50.0   15.9    1.2    0.2    8.5
Column percent
Ambulatory    
Outpatient   34.1   18.0   35.0   26.9   72.2   96.8   95.4   19.7
Intensive outpatient    3.3    4.7    0.8    1.6   10.6    0.9    3.1    0.6
Residential/rehabilitation    
Short-term (<31 days)    0.7    1.5    0.4    0.5    0.7    0.3  - -    0.3
Long-term (31+ days)    2.8    4.9    0.7    1.4    8.4    0.9  - -    0.5
Hospital    0.6    1.5    1.3    0.4    0.5    0.5  - -    0.1
Detoxification   58.5   69.4   61.7   69.2    7.6  - -    1.5   78.8
Total   100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0   99.4  100.0  100.0
* Less than 0.05 percent.
- -  Quantity is zero.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) - 5.31.03.