Table 5.8 Year 2005 discharges from SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL 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 31 States and jurisdictions that offered short-term residential 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	128,756	72,221	22,452	94,673	19,760	9,300	5,023
	Number
None	40,242	16,867	12,213	29,080	6,490	2,827	1,845
1 prior treatment episode	25,673	15,404	4,003	19,407	3,503	1,788	975
2 prior treatment episodes	14,652	8,928	2,090	11,018	2,042	1,061	531
3 prior treatment episodes	8,796	5,488	1,203	6,691	1,214	584	307
4 prior treatment episodes	4,884	2,974	670	3,644	706	384	150
5 or more prior treatment episodes	11,359	6,831	1,458	8,289	1,794	912	364
No. of discharges	105,606	56,492	21,637	78,129	15,749	7,556	4,172
	Column percent
None	38.1	29.9	56.4	37.2	41.2	37.4	44.2
1 prior treatment episode	24.3	27.3	18.5	24.8	22.2	23.7	23.4
2 prior treatment episodes	13.9	15.8	9.7	14.1	13.0	14.0	12.7
3 prior treatment episodes	8.3	9.7	5.6	8.6	7.7	7.7	7.4
4 prior treatment episodes	4.6	5.3	3.1	4.7	4.5	5.1	3.6
5 or more prior treatment episodes	10.8	12.1	6.7	10.6	11.4	12.1	8.7
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
None	100.0	41.9	30.3	72.3	16.1	7.0	4.6
1 prior treatment episode	100.0	60.0	15.6	75.6	13.6	7.0	3.8
2 prior treatment episodes	100.0	60.9	14.3	75.2	13.9	7.2	3.6
3 prior treatment episodes	100.0	62.4	13.7	76.1	13.8	6.6	3.5
4 prior treatment episodes	100.0	60.9	13.7	74.6	14.5	7.9	3.1
5 or more prior treatment episodes	100.0	60.1	12.8	73.0	15.8	8.0	3.2
Total	100.0	53.5	20.5	74.0	14.9	7.2	4.0
	Median length of stay (days)
None	22	26	26		7	14	8
1 prior treatment episode	21	25	19		7	14	9
2 prior treatment episodes	21	26	20		7	15	10
3 prior treatment episodes	21	24	19		7	14	11
4 prior treatment episodes	20	24	20		7	14	9
5 or more prior treatment episodes	20	24	19		7	15	10
Total	21	25	22		7	14	9
	Average length of stay (days)
None	28	28	29		22	30	29
1 prior treatment episode	26	27	25		19	29	25
2 prior treatment episodes	26	28	26		17	24	25
3 prior treatment episodes	25	26	25		19	26	33
4 prior treatment episodes	25	26	24		20	21	33
5 or more prior treatment episodes	24	25	24		15	24	33
Total	26	27	27		20	27	28
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.