Table 9.9 Year 2005 discharges from OUTPATIENT OPIOID REPLACEMENT therapy1 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 28 States and jurisdictions that offered opioid replacement outpatient substance abuse therapy 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	49,209	5,340	8,526	13,866	21,923	6,222	7,198
	Number
Self- or individual	34,091	3,259	5,615	8,874	16,063	4,300	4,854
Criminal justice/DUI	3,246	632	395	1,027	1,326	369	524
Alcohol/drug abuse care provider	6,533	624	1,603	2,227	2,286	927	1,093
Other health care provider	2,279	320	435	755	911	257	356
Other community referral	1,950	180	319	499	982	223	246
No. of discharges	48,099	5,015	8,367	13,382	21,568	6,076	7,073
	Column percent
Self- or individual	70.9	65.0	67.1	66.3	74.5	70.8	68.6
Criminal justice/DUI	6.7	12.6	4.7	7.7	6.1	6.1	7.4
Alcohol/drug abuse care provider	13.6	12.4	19.2	16.6	10.6	15.3	15.5
Other health care provider	4.7	6.4	5.2	5.6	4.2	4.2	5.0
Other community referral	4.1	3.6	3.8	3.7	4.6	3.7	3.5
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Self- or individual	100.0	9.6	16.5	26.0	47.1	12.6	14.2
Criminal justice/DUI	100.0	19.5	12.2	31.6	40.9	11.4	16.1
Alcohol/drug abuse care provider	100.0	9.6	24.5	34.1	35.0	14.2	16.7
Other health care provider	100.0	14.0	19.1	33.1	40.0	11.3	15.6
Other community referral	100.0	9.2	16.4	25.6	50.4	11.4	12.6
Total	100.0	10.4	17.4	27.8	44.8	12.6	14.7
	Median length of stay (days)
Self- or individual	132	195	141		96	197	172
Criminal justice/DUI	101	101	137		87	113	106
Alcohol/drug abuse care provider	137	155	87		118	225	192
Other health care provider	85	85	95		62	115	110
Other community referral	93	101	92		74	207	136
Total	126	172	124		95	195	163
	Average length of stay (days)
Self- or individual	248	303	271		202	303	285
Criminal justice/DUI	196	152	245		181	245	213
Alcohol/drug abuse care provider	257	276	208		225	331	323
Other health care provider	208	210	232		178	241	232
Other community referral	199	199	201		163	321	233
Total	242	271	253		201	302	281
1 Includes outpatient opioid replacement therapy clients (n = 46,702; 95 percent) and intensive outpatient opioid replacement therapy clients (n = 2,507; 5 percent).
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 10.03.06.