Table 2.5 Discharges in 2006, by characteristics at admission and type of service: TEDS 2006 Number
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported to TEDS by 42 States and jurisdictions.]
Characteristics at admission	Type of service (number)
	Total1	Out- patient	Inten- sive out- patient	Short- term resi- dential	Long- term resi- dential	Hospital resi- dential	Detox- ification	Outpatient med. asst.  opi. ther.2	Med.-asst.  opi. detox3
No. of discharges	1,499,807	618,662	165,429	157,639	127,253	6,240	349,381	58,551	16,652
Gender
Male	1,027,194	422,860	100,655	104,961	82,697	4,123	263,638	36,610	11,650
Female	472,327	195,658	64,746	52,671	44,498	2,117	85,715	21,928	4,994
No. of discharges	1,499,521	618,518	165,401	157,632	127,195	6,240	349,353	58,538	16,644
Age at admission
Under 21 years	204,658	122,459	29,529	19,115	18,277	857	12,217	1,695	509
21 to 30 years	398,916	183,164	48,391	42,298	35,939	1,345	70,315	13,845	3,619
31 to 40 years	382,725	143,511	40,891	41,952	34,574	1,601	99,561	16,387	4,248
41 to 50 years	374,672	124,691	35,002	40,964	30,046	1,684	118,719	18,057	5,509
Over 50 years	137,849	44,482	11,405	13,201	8,327	709	48,433	8,526	2,766
No. of discharges	1,498,820	618,307	165,218	157,530	127,163	6,196	349,245	58,510	16,651
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	851,954	362,179	99,060	97,921	66,687	4,330	183,776	29,398	8,603
Black (non-Hispanic)	339,307	126,812	38,338	36,561	30,957	864	88,803	13,546	3,426
Hispanic origin	219,618	92,193	16,457	15,922	19,119	621	58,214	13,276	3,816
Other	83,411	35,231	10,750	6,833	9,632	393	17,586	2,196	790
No. of discharges	1,494,290	616,415	164,605	157,237	126,395	6,208	348,379	58,416	16,635
Primary substance
Alcohol	586,591	244,967	62,317	60,469	33,628	2,872	179,214	1,044	2,080
Opiates	279,638	43,658	17,071	24,381	20,036	1,042	104,878	55,479	13,093
Marijuana	226,075	148,393	35,610	17,805	16,894	684	5,991	584	114
Cocaine	213,220	77,606	28,231	36,448	29,551	876	38,947	582	979
Stimulants	145,782	75,555	18,180	14,274	24,582	459	12,338	223	171
Other/unknown	48,501	28,483	4,020	4,262	2,562	307	8,013	639	215
No. of discharges	1,499,807	618,662	165,429	157,639	127,253	6,240	349,381	58,551	16,652
Frequency of use
No use in the past month	379,505	245,313	59,397	19,325	41,923	681	5,673	6,934	259
Some use	474,507	242,279	60,728	50,200	40,583	1,571	67,676	8,968	2,502
Daily	599,439	102,537	41,770	84,992	42,942	3,817	268,265	41,313	13,803
No. of discharges	1,453,451	590,129	161,895	154,517	125,448	6,069	341,614	57,215	16,564
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	523,603	265,018	67,570	51,944	39,770	2,158	79,347	12,171	5,136
1 or more	619,298	217,672	84,205	62,875	67,551	3,689	134,020	36,746	11,095
No. of discharges	1,142,901	482,690	151,775	114,819	107,321	5,847	213,367	48,917	16,231
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	515,641	335,200	67,589	31,822	46,064	1,020	29,088	3,559	914
Individual	505,199	117,278	39,170	44,758	33,476	2,697	214,044	42,244	10,734
Health care/community	444,160	152,730	54,040	75,456	45,350	2,260	97,527	11,300	4,308
No. of discharges	1,465,000	605,208	160,799	152,036	124,890	5,977	340,659	57,103	15,956
Employment status
Employed	388,357	233,471	46,667	24,573	11,118	1,349	49,817	16,568	4,560
Unemployed/Not in labor force	1,079,022	376,749	115,792	130,593	114,715	4,775	282,286	40,988	10,919
No. of discharges	1,467,379	610,220	162,459	155,166	125,833	6,124	332,103	57,556	15,479
Years of education
Fewer than 12 years	563,517	250,879	66,610	54,820	51,671	1,902	109,970	21,139	5,578
12 years (or GED)	591,875	235,308	60,922	61,256	49,413	2,329	148,849	25,423	7,408
More than 12 years	317,147	124,892	35,417	40,167	25,498	1,926	74,197	11,221	3,302
No. of discharges	1,472,539	611,079	162,949	156,243	126,582	6,157	333,016	57,783	16,288
1 Excludes 2,478 residential (short-term, long-term, hospital) discharges where medication-assisted opioid therapy was planned.
2 Outpatient and intensive outpatient medication-assisted opioid therapy only.
3 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.