Table 6.6
Year 2001 discharges from SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL/REHABILITATION treatment1 by reason for discharge, according to primary substance at admission: TEDS 2001
Number, percent distribution, average length of stay, and median length of stay
[Based on linked discharges and discharge data reported to TEDS by 22 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 18,820 13,124 1,799 2,300 1,231  44  41 281
Opiates  3,802  2,055   366   916   385   4  13  63
Cocaine  5,971  3,389   687 1,008   777  19   9  82
Marijuana/hashish  6,237  3,713   683   813   899  24   7  98
Stimulants  4,863  2,609   761   870   441  48  12 122
Other/unknown  1,097    630   120   202   102   7   4  32
No. of discharges  40,790 25,520 4,416 6,109 3,835 146  86 678
Row percent
Alcohol  100.0   69.7    9.6   12.2    6.5    0.2    0.2    1.5
Opiates  100.0   54.1    9.6   24.1   10.1    0.1    0.3    1.7
Cocaine  100.0   56.8   11.5   16.9   13.0    0.3    0.2    1.4
Marijuana/hashish  100.0   59.5   11.0   13.0   14.4    0.4    0.1    1.6
Stimulants  100.0   53.7   15.6   17.9    9.1    1.0    0.2    2.5
Other/unknown  100.0   57.4   10.9   18.4    9.3    0.6    0.4    2.9
Total   100.0   62.6   10.8   15.0    9.4    0.4    0.2    1.7
Column percent
Alcohol   46.1   51.4   40.7   37.6   32.1   30.1   47.7   41.4
Opiates    9.3    8.1    8.3   15.0   10.0    2.7   15.1    9.3
Cocaine   14.6   13.3   15.6   16.5   20.3   13.0   10.5   12.1
Marijuana/hashish   15.3   14.5   15.5   13.3   23.4   16.4    8.1   14.5
Stimulants   11.9   10.2   17.2   14.2   11.5   32.9   14.0   18.0
Other/unknown    2.7    2.5    2.7    3.3    2.7    4.8    4.7    4.7
Total   100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0
Average length of stay (days)
Alcohol  26  25  23  21  43  54  59  17
Opiates  22  25  25  12  33 §   63  11
Cocaine  30  28  21  27  49  57 125  20
Marijuana/hashish  35  38  30  21  38  44  49  25
Stimulants  29  32  33  16  36  35  39  16
Other/unknown  33  37  25  22  46  16  22  30
Total   28  28  26  20  41  44  61  19
Median length of stay (days)
Alcohol  20  21  19   9  20  21  41  10
Opiates  14  23   9   5  16 §   32   6
Cocaine  21  25  12  11  22  20  69  10
Marijuana/hashish  27  28  25  10  19  13  58  13
Stimulants  23  28  26   7  18  19  35   9
Other/unknown  22  27  18   8  23  14  23  21
Total   21  25  20   8  20  19  41  10
1 Excludes records where methadone use was planned.
§ Low precision; no estimate reported.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) - 5.31.03.