Table 7.8 Year 2005 discharges from HOSPITAL 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 13 States and jurisdictions that offered hospital residential substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
No. of prior treatment episodes	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
No. of prior treatment episodes	Total	Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges	7,301	4,877	1,141	6,018	842	290	151
	Number
None	2,180	1,539	338	1,877	225	51	27
1 prior treatment episode	1,557	1,009	265	1,274	189	69	25
2 prior treatment episodes	982	634	176	810	108	45	19
3 prior treatment episodes	558	347	112	459	58	32	9
4 prior treatment episodes	362	230	53	283	57	16	6
5 or more prior treatment episodes	961	695	103	798	118	35	10
No. of discharges	6,600	4,454	1,047	5,501	755	248	96
	Column percent
None	33.0	34.6	32.3	34.1	29.8	20.6	28.1
1 prior treatment episode	23.6	22.7	25.3	23.2	25.0	27.8	26.0
2 prior treatment episodes	14.9	14.2	16.8	14.7	14.3	18.1	19.8
3 prior treatment episodes	8.5	7.8	10.7	8.3	7.7	12.9	9.4
4 prior treatment episodes	5.5	5.2	5.1	5.1	7.5	6.5	6.3
5 or more prior treatment episodes	14.6	15.6	9.8	14.5	15.6	14.1	10.4
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
None	100.0	70.6	15.5	86.1	10.3	2.3	1.2
1 prior treatment episode	100.0	64.8	17.0	81.8	12.1	4.4	1.6
2 prior treatment episodes	100.0	64.6	17.9	82.5	11.0	4.6	1.9
3 prior treatment episodes	100.0	62.2	20.1	82.3	10.4	5.7	1.6
4 prior treatment episodes	100.0	63.5	14.6	78.2	15.7	4.4	1.7
5 or more prior treatment episodes	100.0	72.3	10.7	83.0	12.3	3.6	1.0
Total	100.0	67.5	15.9	83.3	11.4	3.8	1.5
	Median length of stay (days)
None	15	19	9		6	11	13
1 prior treatment episode	14	19	11		5	10	11
2 prior treatment episodes	15	19	12		5	9	10
3 prior treatment episodes	15	19	13		6	11	19
4 prior treatment episodes	16	19	12		8	12	7
5 or more prior treatment episodes	15	19	10		6	9	75
Total	15	19	10		5	11	11
	Average length of stay (days)
None	73	89	22		56	16	44
1 prior treatment episode	36	43	24		14	44	41
2 prior treatment episodes	38	46	29		23	11	27
3 prior treatment episodes	35	43	21		23	16	62
4 prior treatment episodes	33	35	18		43	39	7
5 or more prior treatment episodes	28	29	14		34	14	117
Total	47	57	23		34	24	47
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.