Table 2.4 Discharges in 2007, by type of service and reason for discharge: TEDS Number, percent distribution by type of service and reason for discharge, and median length of stay
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported to TEDS by 46 States and jurisdictions.]
Type of service	Total1	Completed	Transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
	Reason for discharge (number)
Outpatient2	730,709	278,683	99,815	224,995	52,661	74,555
Detoxification2,3	329,379	217,719	36,964	55,639	7,971	11,086
Intensive outpatient2	179,335	61,738	38,734	45,774	16,268	16,821
Short-term residential2	177,511	101,048	29,734	29,284	9,988	7,457
Long-term residential2	132,160	60,496	18,450	34,767	11,291	7,156
Hospital residential2	5,982	2,960	1,677	962	132	251
Outpatient med.-asst. opi. ther.4	59,190	7,385	11,497	24,742	7,230	8,336
Med.-asst. opi. detoxification5	12,697	3,746	2,615	5,803	109	424
No. of discharges	1,626,963	733,775	239,486	421,966	105,650	126,086
	Percent distribution by type of service
Outpatient2	44.9	38.0	41.7	53.3	49.8	59.1
Detoxification2,3	20.2	29.7	15.4	13.2	7.5	8.8
Intensive outpatient2	11.0	8.4	16.2	10.8	15.4	13.3
Short-term residential2	10.9	13.8	12.4	6.9	9.5	5.9
Long-term residential2	8.1	8.2	7.7	8.2	10.7	5.7
Hospital residential2	0.4	0.4	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.2
Outpatient med.-asst. opi. ther.4	3.6	1.0	4.8	5.9	6.8	6.6
Med.-asst. opi. detoxification5	0.8	0.5	1.1	1.4	0.1	0.3
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Percent distribution by reason for discharge
Outpatient2	100.0	38.1	13.7	30.8	7.2	10.2
Detoxification2,3	100.0	66.1	11.2	16.9	2.4	3.4
Intensive outpatient2	100.0	34.4	21.6	25.5	9.1	9.4
Short-term residential2	100.0	56.9	16.8	16.5	5.6	4.2
Long-term residential2	100.0	45.8	14.0	26.3	8.5	5.4
Hospital residential2	100.0	49.5	28.0	16.1	2.2	4.2
Outpatient med.-asst. opi. ther.4	100.0	12.5	19.4	41.8	12.2	14.1
Med.-asst. opi. detoxification5	100.0	29.5	20.6	45.7	0.9	3.3
Total	100.0	45.1	14.7	25.9	6.5	7.7
	Median length of stay (days)
Outpatient2	77	118	32	50	63	63
Detoxification2,3	4	4	4	2	3	3
Intensive outpatient2	51	72	43	39	41	49
Short-term residential2	24	27	21	9	13	13
Long-term residential2	58	89	40	28	47	43
Hospital residential2	8	18	5	4	15	10
Outpatient med.-asst. opi. ther.4	155	184	165	114	213	186
Med.-asst. opi. detoxification5	17	21	14	17	60	27
1 Excludes 2,400 short-term residential, long-term residential, and hospital residential discharges where medication-assisted opioid therapy was planned.
2 Excludes medication-assisted opioid therapy and detoxification.
3 Includes free-standing residential detoxification, hospital detoxification, and outpatient detoxification.
4 Outpatient and intensive outpatient medication-assisted opioid therapy only.
5 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 8.31.09.