Table 10.11 Year 2005 discharges from OPIOID REPLACEMENT DETOXIFICATION1 by years of education (aged 18 and over), according to reason for discharge: TEDS 2005 Number, percent distribution,  and median and average lengths of stay
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by 20 States and jurisdictions that offered opioid replacement detoxification and reported these data to TEDS.]
Years of education	Number	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
		Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges aged 18 and over	23,610	8,260	4,616	12,876	8,525	722	1,487
	Number
Fewer than 12 years	8,308	2,894	1,557	4,451	3,128	200	529
12 years (or GED)	10,435	3,508	1,998	5,506	3,930	268	731
More than 12 years	4,282	1,585	920	2,505	1,385	167	225
No. of discharges	23,025	7,987	4,475	12,462	8,443	635	1,485
	Column percent
Fewer than 12 years	36.1	36.2	34.8	35.7	37.0	31.5	35.6
12 years (or GED)	45.3	43.9	44.6	44.2	46.5	42.2	49.2
More than 12 years	18.6	19.8	20.6	20.1	16.4	26.3	15.2
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Fewer than 12 years	100.0	34.8	18.7	53.6	37.7	2.4	6.4
12 years (or GED)	100.0	33.6	19.1	52.8	37.7	2.6	7.0
More than 12 years	100.0	37.0	21.5	58.5	32.3	3.9	5.3
Total	100.0	34.7	19.4	54.1	36.7	2.8	6.4
	Median length of stay (days)
Fewer than 12 years	9	7	7		13	2	19
12 years (or GED)	10	7	8		13	1	19
More than 12 years	9	7	7		14	1	19
Total	10	7	7		13	1	19
	Average length of stay (days)
Fewer than 12 years	33	20	33		42	59	46
12 years (or GED)	32	21	33		39	46	36
More than 12 years	32	22	29		40	48	50
Total	32	21	32		40	50	41
1 Includes ambulatory detoxification (n = 13,369; 57 percent), free-standing residential detoxification (n = 10,002; 42 percent), and hospital detoxification (n = 261; 1 percent) where opioid replacement therapy was planned.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 10.03.06.