Table 4.7 Year 2005 discharges from INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT treatment¹ by age at first use, 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 32 States and jurisdictions that offered intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Age at first use	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
Age at first use	Total	Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges	134,703	48,718	24,964	73,682	32,567	17,152	11,302
	Number
12 years or under	17,935	6,557	3,599	10,156	3,770	2,434	1,575
13 to 14 years	23,002	8,627	4,419	13,046	4,978	3,094	1,884
15 to 17 years	35,581	14,012	6,707	20,719	7,678	4,507	2,677
18 to 21 years	23,018	8,536	4,226	12,762	5,482	3,050	1,724
Over 21 years	25,034	8,122	4,387	12,509	6,726	3,674	2,125
No. of discharges	124,570	45,854	23,338	69,192	28,634	16,759	9,985
	Column percent
12 years or under	14.4	14.3	15.4	14.7	13.2	14.5	15.8
13 to 14 years	18.5	18.8	18.9	18.9	17.4	18.5	18.9
15 to 17 years	28.6	30.6	28.7	29.9	26.8	26.9	26.8
18 to 21 years	18.5	18.6	18.1	18.4	19.1	18.2	17.3
Over 21 years	20.1	17.7	18.8	18.1	23.5	21.9	21.3
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
12 years or under	100.0	36.6	20.1	56.6	21.0	13.6	8.8
13 to 14 years	100.0	37.5	19.2	56.7	21.6	13.5	8.2
15 to 17 years	100.0	39.4	18.8	58.2	21.6	12.7	7.5
18 to 21 years	100.0	37.1	18.4	55.4	23.8	13.3	7.5
Over 21 years	100.0	32.4	17.5	50.0	26.9	14.7	8.5
Total	100.0	36.8	18.7	55.5	23.0	13.5	8.0
	Median length of stay (days)
12 years or under	47	58	46		29	44	44
13 to 14 years	49	60	45		31	46	46
15 to 17 years	45	57	45		29	43	41
18 to 21 years	44	57	46		28	38	37
Over 21 years	43	57	45		28	38	36
Total	45	57	45		29	42	41
	Average length of stay (days)
12 years or under	78	86	84		56	74	84
13 to 14 years	79	89	82		57	75	82
15 to 17 years	75	85	82		53	73	76
18 to 21 years	74	86	83		52	68	73
Over 21 years	73	90	83		52	64	69
Total	76	87	83		54	71	76
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.