Table 5.2 Discharges from short-term residential treatment. Characteristics at admission, by reason for discharge: TEDS 2007 Number
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by 42 States and jurisdictions that offered short-term residential substance abuse treatment 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 short-term residential treatment discharges	177,511	101,048	29,734	29,284	9,988	7,457
Gender
Male	117,082	68,639	18,972	18,228	6,512	4,731
Female	60,407	32,402	10,761	11,049	3,471	2,724
No. of discharges	177,489	101,041	29,733	29,277	9,983	7,455
Age at admission
Under 21 years	21,491	11,256	3,711	3,368	2,158	998
21 to 30 years	48,674	26,007	8,283	8,783	3,284	2,317
31 to 40 years	44,997	25,414	7,526	7,920	2,250	1,887
41 to 50 years	46,013	27,740	7,778	7,014	1,832	1,649
Over 50 years	16,121	10,488	2,423	2,165	452	593
No. of discharges	177,296	100,905	29,721	29,250	9,976	7,444
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	112,845	64,555	19,966	17,382	5,989	4,953
Black (non-Hispanic)	40,169	21,942	6,678	7,712	2,388	1,449
Hispanic origin	16,294	10,234	1,485	2,772	1,103	700
Other	7,569	4,015	1,468	1,315	471	300
No. of discharges	176,877	100,746	29,597	29,181	9,951	7,402
Primary substance
Alcohol	68,494	43,456	10,768	9,188	2,536	2,546
Opiates	27,901	14,452	4,369	5,943	2,130	1,007
Marijuana	21,539	11,417	3,897	3,356	1,855	1,014
Cocaine	38,440	21,095	6,391	7,039	2,258	1,657
Stimulants	15,086	7,416	3,135	2,680	911	944
Other/unknown	6,051	3,212	1,174	1,078	298	289
No. of discharges	177,511	101,048	29,734	29,284	9,988	7,457
Frequency of use in past month
No use	24,786	13,832	5,394	2,856	1,561	1,143
Some use	61,112	35,194	10,815	9,366	3,237	2,500
Daily use	87,966	50,253	12,748	16,360	5,038	3,567
No. of discharges	173,864	99,279	28,957	28,582	9,836	7,210
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	64,517	37,605	9,937	10,144	3,284	3,547
1 or more	106,909	60,143	18,889	17,750	6,503	3,624
No. of discharges	171,426	97,748	28,826	27,894	9,787	7,171
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	41,101	24,644	7,081	4,677	2,352	2,347
Individual	51,658	27,911	8,483	10,637	2,289	2,338
Health care/community	81,309	47,091	13,223	13,341	5,129	2,525
No. of discharges	174,068	99,646	28,787	28,655	9,770	7,210
Employment status
Employed	29,026	19,336	4,048	3,571	884	1,187
Unemployed/Not in labor force	146,280	80,635	25,488	25,146	8,998	6,013
No. of discharges	175,306	99,971	29,536	28,717	9,882	7,200
Years of education
Fewer than 12 years	61,490	31,775	11,059	11,444	4,438	2,774
12 years (or GED)	67,598	38,640	11,419	11,162	3,536	2,841
More than 12 years	45,958	29,879	6,606	5,940	1,938	1,595
No. of discharges	175,046	100,294	29,084	28,546	9,912	7,210
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 8.31.09.