Table 10.2 Discharges from medication-assisted opioid detoxification. Characteristics at admission, by reason for discharge: TEDS 2006 Number
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by 22 States and jurisdictions that offered medication-assisted opioid detoxification and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission	Reason for discharge (number)
	Total	Completed	Transferred to further treatment	Dropped out	Terminated by facility	Other
All medication-assisted opioid detoxification discharges	16,652	5,565	3,653	6,827	245	362
Gender
Male	11,650	3,887	2,511	4,839	178	235
Female	4,994	1,674	1,142	1,984	67	127
No. of discharges	16,644	5,561	3,653	6,823	245	362
Age at admission
Under 21 years	509	173	100	204	11	21
21 to 30 years	3,619	1,179	873	1,400	74	93
31 to 40 years	4,248	1,451	923	1,702	70	102
41 to 50 years	5,509	1,861	1,205	2,273	71	99
Over 50 years	2,766	900	552	1,248	19	47
No. of discharges	16,651	5,564	3,653	6,827	245	362
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	8,603	2,932	2,153	3,152	158	208
Black (non-Hispanic)	3,426	1,500	668	1,111	61	86
Hispanic origin	3,816	909	646	2,188	21	52
Other	790	217	180	373	4	16
No. of discharges	16,635	5,558	3,647	6,824	244	362
Primary substance
Alcohol	2,080	1,255	591	168	53	13
Opiates	13,093	3,405	2,696	6,482	170	340
Marijuana	114	77	23	11	1	2
Cocaine	979	614	228	115	17	5
Stimulants	171	100	55	11	3	2
Other/unknown	215	114	60	40	1	- -
No. of discharges	16,652	5,565	3,653	6,827	245	362
Frequency of use in past month
No use	259	91	85	74	4	5
Some use	2,502	988	592	868	17	37
Daily use	13,803	4,423	2,961	5,877	223	319
No. of discharges	16,564	5,502	3,638	6,819	244	361
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	5,136	1,648	1,171	2,124	79	114
1 or more	11,095	3,727	2,380	4,582	164	242
No. of discharges	16,231	5,375	3,551	6,706	243	356
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	914	410	192	282	8	22
Individual	10,734	2,770	2,027	5,532	164	241
Health care/community	4,308	1,972	1,258	922	61	95
No. of discharges	15,956	5,152	3,477	6,736	233	358
Employment status
Employed	4,560	1,383	936	2,079	76	86
Unemployed/Not in labor force	10,919	3,299	2,559	4,633	157	271
No. of discharges	15,479	4,682	3,495	6,712	233	357
Years of education
Fewer than 12 years	5,578	1,730	1,269	2,367	91	121
12 years (or GED)	7,408	2,513	1,546	3,075	94	180
More than 12 years	3,302	1,146	737	1,309	55	55
No. of discharges	16,288	5,389	3,552	6,751	240	356
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 9.03.08.