Table 4.8 Year 2005 discharges from INTENSIVE 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 32 States and jurisdictions that offered intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
No. of prior treatment episodes	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
		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
None	51,824	19,370	10,470	29,840	11,194	6,434	4,356
1 prior treatment episode	29,432	10,648	6,267	16,915	7,071	3,176	2,270
2 prior treatment episodes	16,828	6,166	3,209	9,375	4,082	2,017	1,354
3 prior treatment episodes	9,159	3,175	1,559	4,734	2,352	1,250	823
4 prior treatment episodes	5,276	1,949	853	2,802	1,339	673	462
5 or more prior treatment episodes	11,378	3,940	1,716	5,656	2,855	1,724	1,143
No. of discharges	123,897	45,248	24,074	69,322	28,893	15,274	10,408
	Column percent
None	41.8	42.8	43.5	43.0	38.7	42.1	41.9
1 prior treatment episode	23.8	23.5	26.0	24.4	24.5	20.8	21.8
2 prior treatment episodes	13.6	13.6	13.3	13.5	14.1	13.2	13.0
3 prior treatment episodes	7.4	7.0	6.5	6.8	8.1	8.2	7.9
4 prior treatment episodes	4.3	4.3	3.5	4.0	4.6	4.4	4.4
5 or more prior treatment episodes	9.2	8.7	7.1	8.2	9.9	11.3	11.0
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
None	100.0	37.4	20.2	57.6	21.6	12.4	8.4
1 prior treatment episode	100.0	36.2	21.3	57.5	24.0	10.8	7.7
2 prior treatment episodes	100.0	36.6	19.1	55.7	24.3	12.0	8.0
3 prior treatment episodes	100.0	34.7	17.0	51.7	25.7	13.6	9.0
4 prior treatment episodes	100.0	36.9	16.2	53.1	25.4	12.8	8.8
5 or more prior treatment episodes	100.0	34.6	15.1	49.7	25.1	15.2	10.0
Total	100.0	36.5	19.4	56.0	23.3	12.3	8.4
	Median length of stay (days)
None	48	59	46		31	43	43
1 prior treatment episode	46	57	46		30	43	43
2 prior treatment episodes	45	57	45		29	43	44
3 prior treatment episodes	44	57	43		29	44	42
4 prior treatment episodes	42	50	44		29	39	42
5 or more prior treatment episodes	40	50	42		26	39	43
Total	46	57	45		30	42	43
	Average length of stay (days)
None	82	91	89		62	74	83
1 prior treatment episode	77	89	84		56	71	77
2 prior treatment episodes	77	91	81		55	70	78
3 prior treatment episodes	76	92	78		54	71	80
4 prior treatment episodes	75	84	84		57	73	79
5 or more prior treatment episodes	72	86	78		52	66	75
Total	78	90	85		58	72	80
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.