Table 8.2 Year 2005 discharges from DETOXIFICATION1 by gender, 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 33 States and jurisdictions that offered substance abuse detoxification and reported these data to TEDS.]
Gender	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
		Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges	315,075	203,394	38,412	241,806	51,196	8,450	13,623
	Number
Male	239,298	157,449	25,973	183,422	38,871	6,361	10,644
Female	75,754	45,933	12,438	58,371	12,319	2,086	2,978
No. of discharges	315,052	203,382	38,411	241,793	51,190	8,447	13,622
	Column percent
Male	76.0	77.4	67.6	75.9	75.9	75.3	78.1
Female	24.0	22.6	32.4	24.1	24.1	24.7	21.9
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Male	100.0	65.8	10.9	76.7	16.2	2.7	4.4
Female	100.0	60.6	16.4	77.1	16.3	2.8	3.9
Total	100.0	64.6	12.2	76.7	16.2	2.7	4.3
	Median length of stay (days)
Male	3	4	4		2	2	1
Female	4	4	4		2	3	2
Total	3	4	4		2	3	1
	Average length of stay (days)
Male	9	7	16		10	12	7
Female	12	9	18		15	15	10
Total	9	7	17		11	12	7
1 Includes free-standing residential detoxification (n = 234,725; 74 percent), hospital detoxification (n = 68,377; 22 percent), and ambulatory detoxification (n = 11,973; 4 percent). 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.