Table 6.8
Year 2001 discharges from HOSPITAL 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 4,594 2,586 1,037   520 304 13 1 133
Opiates   457   230    77    90  46  2  - -  12
Cocaine   800   417   110   134  94  2  - -  43
Marijuana/hashish 1,282   661   359   102 131  1  - -  28
Stimulants   698   331   191   103  25  4  - -  44
Other/unknown   621   230    96   160  33  8  - -  94
No. of discharges  8,452 4,455 1,870 1,109 633 30 1 354
Row percent
Alcohol  100.0   56.3   22.6   11.3    6.6    0.3   *    2.9
Opiates  100.0   50.3   16.8   19.7   10.1    0.4  - -    2.6
Cocaine  100.0   52.1   13.8   16.8   11.8    0.3  - -    5.4
Marijuana/hashish  100.0   51.6   28.0    8.0   10.2    0.1  - -    2.2
Stimulants  100.0   47.4   27.4   14.8    3.6    0.6  - -    6.3
Other/unknown  100.0   37.0   15.5   25.8    5.3    1.3  - -   15.1
Total   100.0   52.7   22.1   13.1    7.5    0.4   *    4.2
Column percent
Alcohol   54.4   58.0   55.5   46.9   48.0   43.3  100.0   37.6
Opiates    5.4    5.2    4.1    8.1    7.3    6.7  - -    3.4
Cocaine    9.5    9.4    5.9   12.1   14.8    6.7  - -   12.1
Marijuana/hashish   15.2   14.8   19.2    9.2   20.7    3.3  - -    7.9
Stimulants    8.3    7.4   10.2    9.3    3.9   13.3  - -   12.4
Other/unknown    7.3    5.2    5.1   14.4    5.2   26.7  - -   26.6
Total   100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0
Average length of stay (days)
Alcohol 30 21 10 31 152  98 §   57
Opiates 28 15 13 22  98 §   - - 132
Cocaine 45 29 19 34 117 §   - - 122
Marijuana/hashish 29 24  9 38  97 §   - -  29
Stimulants 29 22 16 46  46 110  - -  88
Other/unknown 57 46 11 41 104  85  - - 139
Total  33 23 11 34 125 109 §   91
Median length of stay (days)
Alcohol 11 14  8  4 50 96 §   11
Opiates  9 10  7  7 19 §   - - 133
Cocaine 12 13 10  9 18 §   - - 137
Marijuana/hashish  9 14  6 10 15 §   - -   6
Stimulants 10 11  8 14 12 15  - - 122
Other/unknown 13 14 10  3 21 65  - - 166
Total  10 14  8  6 25 96 §   44
1 Excludes records where methadone use was planned.
* 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) - 5.31.03.