Table 2.4 Discharges in 2006, by type of service and reason for discharge: TEDS 2006 Number, percent distribution by type of service and reason for discharge, and median length of stay
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported to TEDS by 42 States and jurisdictions.]
Type of service	Total1	Completed	Transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
	Reason for discharge (number)
Outpatient2	618,662	249,244	71,688	177,339	55,914	64,477
Detoxification2,3	349,381	232,552	38,789	57,478	10,430	10,132
Intensive outpatient2	165,429	63,783	28,782	40,974	17,372	14,518
Short-term residential2	157,639	93,348	23,819	23,777	10,476	6,219
Long-term residential2	127,253	55,909	17,089	36,361	11,275	6,619
Hospital residential2	6,240	4,354	1,076	563	159	88
Outpatient med.-asst. opi. ther.4	58,551	7,239	10,340	24,249	8,317	8,406
Med.-asst. opi. detoxification5	16,652	5,565	3,653	6,827	245	362
No. of discharges	1,499,807	711,994	195,236	367,568	114,188	110,821
	Percent distribution by type of service
Outpatient2	41.2	35.0	36.7	48.2	49.0	58.2
Detoxification2,3	23.3	32.7	19.9	15.6	9.1	9.1
Intensive outpatient2	11.0	9.0	14.7	11.1	15.2	13.1
Short-term residential2	10.5	13.1	12.2	6.5	9.2	5.6
Long-term residential2	8.5	7.9	8.8	9.9	9.9	6.0
Hospital residential2	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.1
Outpatient med.-asst. opi. ther.4	3.9	1.0	5.3	6.6	7.3	7.6
Med.-asst. opi. detoxification5	1.1	0.8	1.9	1.9	0.2	0.3
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Percent distribution by reason for discharge
Outpatient2	100.0	40.3	11.6	28.7	9.0	10.4
Detoxification2,3	100.0	66.6	11.1	16.5	3.0	2.9
Intensive outpatient2	100.0	38.6	17.4	24.8	10.5	8.8
Short-term residential2	100.0	59.2	15.1	15.1	6.6	3.9
Long-term residential2	100.0	43.9	13.4	28.6	8.9	5.2
Hospital residential2	100.0	69.8	17.2	9.0	2.5	1.4
Outpatient med.-asst. opi. ther.4	100.0	12.4	17.7	41.4	14.2	14.4
Med.-asst. opi. detoxification5	100.0	33.4	21.9	41.0	1.5	2.2
Total	100.0	47.5	13.0	24.5	7.6	7.4
	Median length of stay (days)
Outpatient2	87	121	52	61	69	70
Detoxification2,3	4	4	4	2	3	2
Intensive outpatient2	50	64	48	37	43	46
Short-term residential2	22	27	21	8	14	11
Long-term residential2	58	90	37	28	48	42
Hospital residential2	17	20	10	6	12	10
Outpatient med.-asst. opi. ther.4	156	183	163	116	213	202
Med.-asst. opi. detoxification5	14	10	9	16	26	63
1 Excludes 2,478 short-term residential, long-term residential, and hospital residential discharges where medication-assisted opioid therapy was planned.
2 Excludes medication-assisted opioid therapy and detoxification.
3 Includes free-standing residential detoxification, hospital detoxification, and outpatient detoxification.
4 Outpatient and intensive outpatient medication-assisted opioid therapy only.
5 Medication-assisted opioid detoxification (free-standing, hospital, and outpatient) only.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 9.03.08.