Table 9.3 Discharges from outpatient medication-assisted opioid therapy. 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 32 States and jurisdictions that offered outpatient medication-assisted opioid therapy and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission	No of outpatient med.-asst. opi. ther. 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
	58,551			30.0	183
Gender
Male	36,610	59.3	63.9	28.4	181
Female	21,928	40.7	36.1	32.6	187
	58,538	100.0	100.0	30.0	183
Age at admission
Under 21 years	1,695	2.9	2.9	30.5	130
21 to 30 years	13,845	25.2	23.0	32.0	156
31 to 40 years	16,387	27.0	28.4	29.0	191
41 to 50 years	18,057	29.8	31.3	29.0	204
Over 50 years	8,526	15.0	14.4	30.9	181
	58,510	100.0	100.0	30.0	183
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	29,398	54.6	48.5	32.5	168
Black (non-Hispanic)	13,546	20.2	24.5	26.2	180
Hispanic origin	13,276	21.5	23.3	28.3	228
Other	2,196	3.7	3.8	29.8	169
	58,416	100.0	100.0	30.0	183
Primary substance
Alcohol	1,044	3.3	1.1	55.0	93
Opiates	55,479	92.3	95.8	29.2	203
Marijuana	584	1.2	0.9	37.0	92
Cocaine	582	1.4	0.8	42.3	92
Stimulants	223	0.6	0.3	47.5	140
Other/unknown	639	1.2	1.0	34.3	175
	58,551	100.0	100.0	30.0	183
Frequency of use in past month
No use	6,934	17.1	10.0	41.8	145
Some use	8,968	19.3	14.1	36.4	150
Daily use	41,313	63.6	75.8	26.0	182
	57,215	100.0	100.0	29.6	171
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	12,171	28.2	23.4	34.3	144
1 or more	36,746	71.8	76.6	28.9	176
	48,917	100.0	100.0	30.3	164
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	3,559	8.0	5.5	38.4	114
Individual	42,244	72.0	74.8	29.0	198
Health care/community	11,300	20.0	19.7	30.2	155
	57,103	100.0	100.0	29.8	181
Employment status
Employed	16,568	32.8	27.1	34.0	184
Unemployed/Not in labor force	40,988	67.2	72.9	28.1	184
	57,556	100.0	100.0	29.8	184
Years of education
Fewer than 12 years	21,139	33.7	37.8	27.6	190
12 years (or GED)	25,423	45.1	43.5	30.8	180
More than 12 years	11,221	21.2	18.7	32.8	184
	57,783	100.0	100.0	30.0	184
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 9.03.08.