Table 10.8 Year 2005 discharges from OPIOID REPLACEMENT DETOXIFICATION¹ by number of prior treatment episodes, 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.]
No. of prior treatment episodes	Number	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
No. of prior treatment episodes	Number	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
None	6,669	2,367	1,467	3,834	2,129	297	409
1 prior treatment episode	4,783	1,617	956	2,573	1,730	204	276
2 prior treatment episodes	3,154	1,101	670	1,771	1,085	96	202
3 prior treatment episodes	3,082	1,495	485	1,980	914	51	137
4 prior treatment episodes	1,260	364	251	615	533	15	97
5 or more prior treatment episodes	4,193	1,044	693	1,737	2,055	52	349
No. of discharges	23,141	7,988	4,522	12,510	8,446	715	1,470
	Column percent
None	28.8	29.6	32.4	30.6	25.2	41.5	27.8
1 prior treatment episode	20.7	20.2	21.1	20.6	20.5	28.5	18.8
2 prior treatment episodes	13.6	13.8	14.8	14.2	12.8	13.4	13.7
3 prior treatment episodes	13.3	18.7	10.7	15.8	10.8	7.1	9.3
4 prior treatment episodes	5.4	4.6	5.6	4.9	6.3	2.1	6.6
5 or more prior treatment episodes	18.1	13.1	15.3	13.9	24.3	7.3	23.7
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
None	100.0	35.5	22.0	57.5	31.9	4.5	6.1
1 prior treatment episode	100.0	33.8	20.0	53.8	36.2	4.3	5.8
2 prior treatment episodes	100.0	34.9	21.2	56.2	34.4	3.0	6.4
3 prior treatment episodes	100.0	48.5	15.7	64.2	29.7	1.7	4.4
4 prior treatment episodes	100.0	28.9	19.9	48.8	42.3	1.2	7.7
5 or more prior treatment episodes	100.0	24.9	16.5	41.4	49.0	1.2	8.3
Total	100.0	34.5	19.5	54.1	36.5	3.1	6.4
	Median length of stay (days)
None	8	7	7		12	1	19
1 prior treatment episode	8	7	7		13	1	19
2 prior treatment episodes	9	7	7		13	1	19
3 prior treatment episodes	5	4	8		11	2	19
4 prior treatment episodes	14	13	8		14	4	19
5 or more prior treatment episodes	14	18	9		14	59	19
Total	9	7	7		13	1	19
	Average length of stay (days)
None	31	23	31		38	39	36
1 prior treatment episode	31	21	33		38	36	43
2 prior treatment episodes	35	26	26		47	40	48
3 prior treatment episodes	26	12	34		43	40	32
4 prior treatment episodes	38	27	29		49	78	44
5 or more prior treatment episodes	34	22	39		35	90	46
Total	32	21	32		40	43	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.