Table 6.2 Discharges from long-term residential treatment. Characteristics at admission, by reason for discharge: TEDS 2007 Number
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by 44 States and jurisdictions that offered long-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 long-term residential treatment discharges	132,160	60,496	18,450	34,767	11,291	7,156
Gender
Male	85,771	39,942	10,986	22,365	7,826	4,652
Female	46,351	20,534	7,462	12,391	3,462	2,502
No. of discharges	132,122	60,476	18,448	34,756	11,288	7,154
Age at admission
Under 21 years	17,809	8,053	2,407	4,220	1,933	1,196
21 to 30 years	38,597	16,462	5,623	10,735	3,692	2,085
31 to 40 years	34,127	15,330	4,730	9,518	2,775	1,774
41 to 50 years	31,562	15,279	4,278	8,079	2,307	1,619
Over 50 years	9,875	5,278	1,406	2,165	559	467
No. of discharges	131,970	60,402	18,444	34,717	11,266	7,141
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	70,873	34,423	9,692	16,249	6,302	4,207
Black (non-Hispanic)	30,139	12,166	4,076	9,209	2,857	1,831
Hispanic origin	19,540	8,651	2,530	6,550	1,162	647
Other	10,605	4,785	1,943	2,596	882	399
No. of discharges	131,157	60,025	18,241	34,604	11,203	7,084
Primary substance
Alcohol	37,291	18,749	5,235	8,223	3,152	1,932
Opiates	21,111	8,480	2,487	6,548	2,336	1,260
Marijuana	17,276	7,705	2,240	4,200	1,913	1,218
Cocaine	29,117	12,247	3,913	8,538	2,602	1,817
Stimulants	24,875	12,216	4,275	6,696	1,027	661
Other/unknown	2,490	1,099	300	562	261	268
No. of discharges	132,160	60,496	18,450	34,767	11,291	7,156
Frequency of use in past month
No use	45,938	22,954	6,477	9,698	4,627	2,182
Some use	43,652	20,056	6,709	12,572	2,561	1,754
Daily use	41,582	17,092	5,180	12,285	3,997	3,028
No. of discharges	131,172	60,102	18,366	34,555	11,185	6,964
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	41,340	19,781	6,322	10,128	2,572	2,537
1 or more	79,945	34,433	11,571	22,203	7,545	4,193
No. of discharges	121,285	54,214	17,893	32,331	10,117	6,730
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	49,228	23,877	7,401	11,555	3,755	2,640
Individual	33,713	14,887	4,511	10,248	2,021	2,046
Health care/community	47,379	20,886	6,300	12,579	5,306	2,308
No. of discharges	130,320	59,650	18,212	34,382	11,082	6,994
Employment status
Employed	10,605	5,984	1,378	2,034	692	517
Unemployed/Not in labor force	120,541	53,994	17,011	32,483	10,492	6,561
No. of discharges	131,146	59,978	18,389	34,517	11,184	7,078
Years of education
Fewer than 12 years	51,686	22,113	7,398	14,676	4,591	2,908
12 years (or GED)	51,815	24,075	7,222	13,393	4,364	2,761
More than 12 years	27,838	13,956	3,779	6,450	2,249	1,404
No. of discharges	131,339	60,144	18,399	34,519	11,204	7,073
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 8.31.09.