Table 6.7 Year 2005 discharges from LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL 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 34 States and jurisdictions that offered long-term residential 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	117,142	45,422	15,166	60,588	36,003	10,214	10,337
	Number
12 years or under	12,289	4,847	1,847	6,694	3,119	1,675	801
13 to 14 years	14,486	5,766	2,048	7,814	3,928	1,854	890
15 to 17 years	20,782	8,409	2,846	11,255	5,659	2,542	1,326
18 to 21 years	15,099	5,713	2,123	7,836	4,400	1,836	1,027
Over 21 years	18,552	6,911	2,710	9,621	5,291	2,121	1,519
No. of discharges	81,208	31,646	11,574	43,220	22,397	10,028	5,563
	Column percent
12 years or under	15.1	15.3	16.0	15.5	13.9	16.7	14.4
13 to 14 years	17.8	18.2	17.7	18.1	17.5	18.5	16.0
15 to 17 years	25.6	26.6	24.6	26.0	25.3	25.3	23.8
18 to 21 years	18.6	18.1	18.3	18.1	19.6	18.3	18.5
Over 21 years	22.8	21.8	23.4	22.3	23.6	21.2	27.3
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
12 years or under	100.0	39.4	15.0	54.5	25.4	13.6	6.5
13 to 14 years	100.0	39.8	14.1	53.9	27.1	12.8	6.1
15 to 17 years	100.0	40.5	13.7	54.2	27.2	12.2	6.4
18 to 21 years	100.0	37.8	14.1	51.9	29.1	12.2	6.8
Over 21 years	100.0	37.3	14.6	51.9	28.5	11.4	8.2
Total	100.0	39.0	14.3	53.2	27.6	12.3	6.9
	Median length of stay (days)
12 years or under	53	90	35		26	45	43
13 to 14 years	54	90	33		28	49	45
15 to 17 years	53	89	31		27	45	50
18 to 21 years	54	91	32		28	45	44
Over 21 years	60	108	32		29	50	49
Total	56	91	32		28	47	47
	Average length of stay (days)
12 years or under	94	131	76		63	74	76
13 to 14 years	94	129	74		63	82	83
15 to 17 years	94	128	71		63	77	89
18 to 21 years	95	140	67		62	74	83
Over 21 years	107	162	70		69	82	87
Total	97	138	71		64	78	84
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.