Table 10.2 Discharges from medication-assisted opioid detoxification. Characteristics at admission, by reason for discharge: TEDS 2007 Number
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by 23 States and jurisdictions that offered medication-assisted opioid detoxification and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission	Reason for discharge (number)
	Total	Completed	Transferred to further treatment	Dropped out	Terminated by facility	Other
All medication-assisted opioid detoxification discharges	12,697	3,746	2,615	5,803	109	424
Gender
Male	8,694	2,523	1,715	4,087	71	298
Female	4,002	1,223	899	1,716	38	126
No. of discharges	12,696	3,746	2,614	5,803	109	424
Age at admission
Under 21 years	481	160	118	180	7	16
21 to 30 years	3,094	974	733	1,227	47	113
31 to 40 years	2,865	806	598	1,312	25	124
41 to 50 years	3,932	1,129	692	1,971	24	116
Over 50 years	2,321	674	474	1,112	6	55
No. of discharges	12,693	3,743	2,615	5,802	109	424
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	6,916	2,307	1,601	2,686	81	241
Black (non-Hispanic)	1,568	468	276	707	17	100
Hispanic origin	3,412	768	591	1,991	3	59
Other	766	193	143	406	3	21
No. of discharges	12,662	3,736	2,611	5,790	104	421
Primary substance
Alcohol	399	312	37	33	3	14
Opiates	12,000	3,261	2,523	5,715	103	398
Marijuana	20	12	2	4	- -	2
Cocaine	110	78	16	11	1	4
Stimulants	45	27	10	5	1	2
Other/unknown	123	56	27	35	1	4
No. of discharges	12,697	3,746	2,615	5,803	109	424
Frequency of use in past month
No use	265	58	67	125	6	9
Some use	1,611	608	365	598	7	33
Daily use	10,809	3,076	2,180	5,076	96	381
No. of discharges	12,685	3,742	2,612	5,799	109	423
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	3,994	1,219	859	1,749	37	130
1 or more	8,602	2,515	1,736	3,987	70	294
No. of discharges	12,596	3,734	2,595	5,736	107	424
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	371	152	79	108	2	30
Individual	10,169	2,705	1,977	5,110	77	300
Health care/community	2,125	870	553	580	30	92
No. of discharges	12,665	3,727	2,609	5,798	109	422
Employment status
Employed	3,536	1,008	709	1,687	38	94
Unemployed/Not in labor force	9,144	2,733	1,904	4,108	70	329
No. of discharges	12,680	3,741	2,613	5,795	108	423
Years of education
Fewer than 12 years	4,280	1,099	833	2,161	35	152
12 years (or GED)	5,710	1,740	1,185	2,564	52	169
More than 12 years	2,647	890	590	1,044	22	101
No. of discharges	12,637	3,729	2,608	5,769	109	422
- -  Quantity is zero.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 8.31.09.