Table 10.2 Year 2005 discharges from OPIOID REPLACEMENT DETOXIFICATION1 by gender, 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.]
Gender	Number	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
		Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges	23,632	8,270	4,618	12,888	8,532	724	1,488
	Number
Male	16,793	5,919	3,125	9,044	6,112	560	1,077
Female	6,839	2,351	1,493	3,844	2,420	164	411
No. of discharges	23,632	8,270	4,618	12,888	8,532	724	1,488
	Column percent
Male	71.1	71.6	67.7	70.2	71.6	77.3	72.4
Female	28.9	28.4	32.3	29.8	28.4	22.7	27.6
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Male	100.0	35.2	18.6	53.9	36.4	3.3	6.4
Female	100.0	34.4	21.8	56.2	35.4	2.4	6.0
Total	100.0	35.0	19.5	54.5	36.1	3.1	6.3
	Median length of stay (days)
Male	9	7	7		13	1	19
Female	9	7	7		14	1	19
Total	9	7	7		13	1	19
	Average length of stay (days)
Male	29	19	27		38	40	38
Female	38	25	42		45	61	50
Total	32	21	32		40	45	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.