Table 4.3 Discharges from intensive outpatient treatment. 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 39 States and jurisdictions that offered intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission	No. of intensive outpatient treatment 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
	165,429			56.0	64
Gender
Male	100,655	62.8	58.4	57.7	61
Female	64,746	37.2	41.6	53.2	72
	165,401	100.0	100.0	56.0	64
Age at admission
Under 21 years	29,529	17.3	18.6	54.1	71
21 to 30 years	48,391	29.1	29.5	55.6	65
31 to 40 years	40,891	24.2	25.4	54.7	63
41 to 50 years	35,002	21.7	20.5	57.3	59
Over 50 years	11,405	7.7	5.9	62.3	59
	165,218	100.0	100.0	55.9	64
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	99,060	62.8	56.8	58.4	59
Black (non-Hispanic)	38,338	20.4	26.9	49.0	73
Hispanic origin	16,457	9.9	10.1	55.7	82
Other	10,750	6.8	6.2	58.5	60
	164,605	100.0	100.0	55.9	64
Primary substance
Alcohol	62,317	41.9	32.3	62.2	58
Opiates	17,071	9.3	11.6	50.7	53
Marijuana	35,610	20.5	22.8	53.3	78
Cocaine	28,231	15.0	19.7	49.3	59
Stimulants	18,180	11.0	11.0	55.8	84
Other/unknown	4,020	2.3	2.6	52.7	71
	165,429	100.0	100.0	56.0	64
Frequency of use in past month
No use	59,397	40.3	32.1	61.4	78
Some use	60,728	35.5	40.0	52.9	60
Daily use	41,770	24.2	27.9	52.3	44
	161,895	100.0	100.0	55.9	64
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	67,570	45.5	43.2	58.5	70
1 or more	84,205	54.5	56.8	56.2	56
	151,775	100.0	100.0	57.3	62
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	67,589	45.0	38.2	60.1	78
Individual	39,170	22.9	26.2	52.8	48
Health care/community	54,040	32.1	35.6	53.6	60
	160,799	100.0	100.0	56.1	64
Employment status
Employed	46,667	31.8	24.8	62.0	64
Unemployed/Not in labor force	115,792	68.2	75.2	53.7	64
	162,459	100.0	100.0	56.1	64
Years of education
Fewer than 12 years	66,610	37.7	45.0	51.7	73
12 years (or GED)	60,922	38.5	36.0	57.8	61
More than 12 years	35,417	23.8	19.0	61.5	57
	162,949	100.0	100.0	56.1	64
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 9.03.08.