Table 3.8 Year 2005 discharges from OUTPATIENT treatment¹ 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 33 States and jurisdictions that offered outpatient substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
No. of prior treatment episodes	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
No. of prior treatment episodes	Total	Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges	592,057	212,078	73,652	285,730	171,454	62,556	72,317
	Number
None	271,572	110,319	32,903	143,222	74,757	24,625	28,968
1 prior treatment episode	118,255	42,646	15,830	58,476	35,063	11,971	12,745
2 prior treatment episodes	54,247	17,521	7,831	25,352	16,634	5,699	6,562
3 prior treatment episodes	25,762	7,911	3,661	11,572	8,091	2,880	3,219
4 prior treatment episodes	12,942	3,664	1,986	5,650	4,125	1,388	1,779
5 or more prior treatment episodes	26,351	6,819	4,027	10,846	8,029	3,129	4,347
No. of discharges	509,129	188,880	66,238	255,118	146,699	49,692	57,620
	Column percent
None	53.3	58.4	49.7	56.1	51.0	49.6	50.3
1 prior treatment episode	23.2	22.6	23.9	22.9	23.9	24.1	22.1
2 prior treatment episodes	10.7	9.3	11.8	9.9	11.3	11.5	11.4
3 prior treatment episodes	5.1	4.2	5.5	4.5	5.5	5.8	5.6
4 prior treatment episodes	2.5	1.9	3.0	2.2	2.8	2.8	3.1
5 or more prior treatment episodes	5.2	3.6	6.1	4.3	5.5	6.3	7.5
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
None	100.0	40.6	12.1	52.7	27.5	9.1	10.7
1 prior treatment episode	100.0	36.1	13.4	49.4	29.7	10.1	10.8
2 prior treatment episodes	100.0	32.3	14.4	46.7	30.7	10.5	12.1
3 prior treatment episodes	100.0	30.7	14.2	44.9	31.4	11.2	12.5
4 prior treatment episodes	100.0	28.3	15.3	43.7	31.9	10.7	13.7
5 or more prior treatment episodes	100.0	25.9	15.3	41.2	30.5	11.9	16.5
Total	100.0	37.1	13.0	50.1	28.8	9.8	11.3
	Median length of stay (days)
None	77	114	25		48	58	57
1 prior treatment episode	76	127	29		48	56	66
2 prior treatment episodes	73	134	28		48	62	63
3 prior treatment episodes	78	143	35		50	66	69
4 prior treatment episodes	73	139	38		50	64	66
5 or more prior treatment episodes	69	134	38		51	65	56
Total	76	120	29		48	58	61
	Average length of stay (days)
None	118	146	103		93	95	108
1 prior treatment episode	118	163	87		88	95	114
2 prior treatment episodes	118	173	83		87	100	106
3 prior treatment episodes	122	180	86		90	110	113
4 prior treatment episodes	119	181	85		91	101	112
5 or more prior treatment episodes	119	180	93		92	106	106
Total	118	156	95		91	97	109
¹ Excludes records 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.