Table 8.3 Discharges from 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 45 States and jurisdictions that offered substance abuse detoxification and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission	No. of detoxifica- tion 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
	329,379			77.3	4
Gender
Male	244,003	73.9	74.7	77.1	4
Female	85,339	26.1	25.3	77.8	5
	329,342	100.0	100.0	77.3	4
Age at admission
Under 21 years	11,935	3.4	4.3	73.3	5
21 to 30 years	70,266	20.1	25.7	72.7	5
31 to 40 years	87,672	26.2	28.1	76.0	4
41 to 50 years	111,557	34.8	30.6	79.5	4
Over 50 years	47,828	15.5	11.4	82.3	4
	329,258	100.0	100.0	77.3	4
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	184,673	55.5	59.5	76.1	4
Black (non-Hispanic)	76,845	24.0	21.7	79.1	4
Hispanic origin	48,823	15.1	14.2	78.5	4
Other	17,061	5.4	4.6	80.1	3
	327,402	100.0	100.0	77.4	4
Primary substance
Alcohol	173,913	55.0	45.2	80.6	4
Opiates	97,876	27.9	35.9	72.6	5
Marijuana	6,024	1.7	2.2	72.7	7
Cocaine	33,662	10.0	11.0	75.6	5
Stimulants	11,704	3.5	3.7	76.3	5
Other/unknown	6,200	1.8	2.0	75.4	5
	329,379	100.0	100.0	77.3	4
Frequency of use in past month
No use	6,473	1.9	2.1	75.6	7
Some use	69,991	23.3	15.4	83.7	3
Daily use	249,340	74.8	82.4	75.6	5
	325,804	100.0	100.0	77.3	4
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	83,100	37.0	38.9	76.1	4
1 or more	139,036	63.0	61.1	77.6	4
	222,136	100.0	100.0	77.0	4
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	32,339	10.1	9.7	77.8	3
Individual	201,072	59.8	69.6	74.4	5
Health care/community	90,487	30.1	20.6	83.2	4
	323,898	100.0	100.0	77.2	4
Employment status
Employed	49,730	16.5	14.3	80.0	4
Unemployed/Not in labor force	261,427	83.5	85.7	77.1	5
	311,157	100.0	100.0	77.6	4
Years of education
Fewer than 12 years	97,808	31.0	32.5	76.4	4
12 years (or GED)	142,410	45.3	46.6	76.7	4
More than 12 years	72,198	23.8	20.9	79.4	4
	312,416	100.0	100.0	77.2	4
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 8.31.09.