Table 6.9 Year 2005 discharges from LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL treatment1 by treatment referral source, 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.]
Treatment referral source	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
		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
Self- or individual	31,668	11,352	4,079	15,431	10,945	1,924	3,368
Criminal justice/DUI	41,039	16,310	5,779	22,089	11,879	3,283	3,788
Alcohol/drug abuse care provider	23,631	9,458	2,249	11,707	7,070	3,186	1,668
Other health care provider	6,237	2,331	975	3,306	1,959	450	522
Other community referral	11,420	4,543	1,657	6,200	3,414	1,002	804
No. of discharges	113,995	43,994	14,739	58,733	35,267	9,845	10,150
	Column percent
Self- or individual	27.8	25.8	27.7	26.3	31.0	19.5	33.2
Criminal justice/DUI	36.0	37.1	39.2	37.6	33.7	33.3	37.3
Alcohol/drug abuse care provider	20.7	21.5	15.3	19.9	20.0	32.4	16.4
Other health care provider	5.5	5.3	6.6	5.6	5.6	4.6	5.1
Other community referral	10.0	10.3	11.2	10.6	9.7	10.2	7.9
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Self- or individual	100.0	35.8	12.9	48.7	34.6	6.1	10.6
Criminal justice/DUI	100.0	39.7	14.1	53.8	28.9	8.0	9.2
Alcohol/drug abuse care provider	100.0	40.0	9.5	49.5	29.9	13.5	7.1
Other health care provider	100.0	37.4	15.6	53.0	31.4	7.2	8.4
Other community referral	100.0	39.8	14.5	54.3	29.9	8.8	7.0
Total	100.0	38.6	12.9	51.5	30.9	8.6	8.9
	Median length of stay (days)
Self- or individual	36	79	28		21	36	41
Criminal justice/DUI	63	98	39		29	56	45
Alcohol/drug abuse care provider	61	101	42		28	51	41
Other health care provider	31	60	27		18	34	28
Other community referral	48	87	30		22	36	40
Total	53	90	33		24	47	42
	Average length of stay (days)
Self- or individual	76	108	65		49	76	67
Criminal justice/DUI	101	144	73		63	92	81
Alcohol/drug abuse care provider	92	141	62		52	72	68
Other health care provider	73	100	63		50	69	65
Other community referral	78	112	62		48	63	66
Total	88	129	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.