Table 10.3 Discharges from medication-assisted opioid detoxification. Characteristics at admission, by treatment completion/transfer: TEDS 2006 Number, percent distribution, treatment completion/transfer rate, and median LOS
[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	No. of med.-asst. opi. detox discharges	Completed treatment or transferred to further treatment (percent distribution)	Did not complete treatment or transfer to further treatment (percent distribution)	Rate of treatment completion or transfer to further treatment	Median LOS (days) among treatment completers
	16,652			55.4	10
Gender
Male	11,650	69.4	70.7	54.9	10
Female	4,994	30.6	29.3	56.4	10
	16,644	100.0	100.0	55.4	10
Age at admission
Under 21 years	509	3.0	3.2	53.6	9
21 to 30 years	3,619	22.3	21.1	56.7	9
31 to 40 years	4,248	25.8	25.2	55.9	7
41 to 50 years	5,509	33.3	32.9	55.7	9
Over 50 years	2,766	15.8	17.7	52.5	20
	16,651	100.0	100.0	55.4	10
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	8,603	55.2	47.3	59.1	9
Black (non-Hispanic)	3,426	23.6	16.9	63.3	6
Hispanic origin	3,816	16.9	30.4	40.7	21
Other	790	4.3	5.3	50.3	20
	16,635	100.0	100.0	55.3	10
Primary substance
Alcohol	2,080	20.0	3.1	88.8	5
Opiates	13,093	66.2	94.1	46.6	21
Marijuana	114	1.1	0.2	87.7	4
Cocaine	979	9.1	1.8	86.0	4
Stimulants	171	1.7	0.2	90.6	6
Other/unknown	215	1.9	0.6	80.9	7
	16,652	100.0	100.0	55.4	10
Frequency of use in past month
No use	259	1.9	1.1	68.0	19
Some use	2,502	17.3	12.4	63.1	14
Daily use	13,803	80.8	86.5	53.5	9
	16,564	100.0	100.0	55.2	10
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	5,136	31.6	31.7	54.9	10
1 or more	11,095	68.4	68.3	55.0	10
	16,231	100.0	100.0	55.0	10
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	914	7.0	4.3	65.9	8
Individual	10,734	55.6	81.0	44.7	20
Health care/community	4,308	37.4	14.7	75.0	7
	15,956	100.0	100.0	54.1	12
Employment status
Employed	4,560	28.4	30.7	50.9	18
Unemployed/Not in labor force	10,919	71.6	69.3	53.6	14
	15,479	100.0	100.0	52.8	15
Years of education
Fewer than 12 years	5,578	33.5	35.1	53.8	9
12 years (or GED)	7,408	45.4	45.6	54.8	11
More than 12 years	3,302	21.1	19.3	57.0	10
	16,288	100.0	100.0	54.9	10
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 9.03.08.