Table 6.6 Year 2005 discharges from LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL treatment¹ by frequency of 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 34 States and jurisdictions that offered long-term residential substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Frequency of use	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
Frequency of use	Total	Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges	117,142	45,422	15,166	60,588	36,003	10,214	10,337
	Number
No use in the past month	33,225	13,667	4,202	17,869	8,110	3,730	3,516
1-3 times in the past month	9,075	3,397	1,259	4,656	2,824	722	873
1-2 times per week	8,285	3,096	1,243	4,339	2,586	606	754
3-6 times per week	15,410	5,910	2,246	8,156	4,917	1,082	1,255
Daily	48,480	17,990	6,010	24,000	17,075	3,824	3,581
No. of discharges	114,475	44,060	14,960	59,020	35,512	9,964	9,979
	Column percent
No use in the past month	29.0	31.0	28.1	30.3	22.8	37.4	35.2
1-3 times in the past month	7.9	7.7	8.4	7.9	8.0	7.2	8.7
1-2 times per week	7.2	7.0	8.3	7.4	7.3	6.1	7.6
3-6 times per week	13.5	13.4	15.0	13.8	13.8	10.9	12.6
Daily	42.3	40.8	40.2	40.7	48.1	38.4	35.9
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
No use in the past month	100.0	41.1	12.6	53.8	24.4	11.2	10.6
1-3 times in the past month	100.0	37.4	13.9	51.3	31.1	8.0	9.6
1-2 times per week	100.0	37.4	15.0	52.4	31.2	7.3	9.1
3-6 times per week	100.0	38.4	14.6	52.9	31.9	7.0	8.1
Daily	100.0	37.1	12.4	49.5	35.2	7.9	7.4
Total	100.0	38.5	13.1	51.6	31.0	8.7	8.7
	Median length of stay (days)
No use in the past month	69	106	41		34	54	46
1-3 times in the past month	49	89	33		24	43	41
1-2 times per week	45	87	32		23	41	37
3-6 times per week	40	84	30		20	37	35
Daily	46	89	30		22	44	40
Total	52	90	32		24	47	41
	Average length of stay (days)
No use in the past month	101	144	70		64	83	72
1-3 times in the past month	83	119	70		49	82	69
1-2 times per week	80	110	72		54	73	69
3-6 times per week	73	104	60		45	65	63
Daily	86	127	65		53	77	76
Total	88	127	67		54	78	72
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.