Table 10.3 Discharges from medication-assisted opioid detoxification. Characteristics at admission, by treatment completion/transfer: TEDS 2007 Number, percent distribution, treatment completion/transfer rate, and median LOS
[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	No. of med.-asst. opi. Detox 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
	12,697			50.1	21
Gender
Male	8,694	66.6	70.3	48.7	21
Female	4,002	33.4	29.7	53.0	20
	12,696	100.0	100.0	50.1	21
Age at admission
Under 21 years	481	4.4	3.2	57.8	9
21 to 30 years	3,094	26.8	21.9	55.2	16
31 to 40 years	2,865	22.1	23.1	49.0	21
41 to 50 years	3,932	28.6	33.3	46.3	21
Over 50 years	2,321	18.1	18.5	49.5	21
	12,693	100.0	100.0	50.1	21
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	6,916	61.6	47.6	56.5	21
Black (non-Hispanic)	1,568	11.7	13.0	47.4	30
Hispanic origin	3,412	21.4	32.5	39.8	21
Other	766	5.3	6.8	43.9	21
	12,662	100.0	100.0	50.1	21
Primary substance
Alcohol	399	5.5	0.8	87.5	3
Opiates	12,000	90.9	98.1	48.2	21
Marijuana	20	0.2	0.1	70.0	7
Cocaine	110	1.5	0.3	85.5	7
Stimulants	45	0.6	0.1	82.2	8
Other/unknown	123	1.3	0.6	67.5	8
	12,697	100.0	100.0	50.1	21
Frequency of use in past month
No use	265	2.0	2.2	47.2	21
Some use	1,611	15.3	10.1	60.4	21
Daily use	10,809	82.7	87.7	48.6	20
	12,685	100.0	100.0	50.1	21
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	3,994	32.8	30.6	52.0	21
1 or more	8,602	67.2	69.4	49.4	20
	12,596	100.0	100.0	50.2	21
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	371	3.6	2.2	62.3	14
Individual	10,169	73.9	86.7	46.0	21
Health care/community	2,125	22.5	11.1	67.0	17
	12,665	100.0	100.0	50.0	21
Employment status
Employed	3,536	27.0	28.8	48.6	21
Unemployed/Not in labor force	9,144	73.0	71.2	50.7	20
	12,680	100.0	100.0	50.1	21
Years of education
Fewer than 12 years	4,280	30.5	37.3	45.1	21
12 years (or GED)	5,710	46.2	44.2	51.2	21
More than 12 years	2,647	23.4	18.5	55.9	20
	12,637	100.0	100.0	50.1	21
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 8.31.09.