Table 9.2 Discharges from outpatient medication-assisted opioid therapy. Characteristics at admission, by reason for discharge: TEDS 2007 Number
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by 38 States and jurisdictions that offered outpatient medication-assisted opioid therapyand 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 outpatient medication-assisted opioid therapy discharges	59,190	7,385	11,497	24,742	7,230	8,336
Gender
Male	36,832	4,453	6,524	15,811	4,630	5,414
Female	22,345	2,930	4,971	8,924	2,600	2,920
No. of discharges	59,177	7,383	11,495	24,735	7,230	8,334
Age at admission
Under 21 years	1,529	272	259	632	184	182
21 to 30 years	14,803	2,238	2,900	5,919	1,769	1,977
31 to 40 years	15,914	1,940	3,052	6,512	2,105	2,305
41 to 50 years	17,455	1,969	3,272	7,506	2,200	2,508
Over 50 years	9,429	956	2,003	4,153	964	1,353
No. of discharges	59,130	7,375	11,486	24,722	7,222	8,325
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	30,146	4,468	6,215	11,895	3,549	4,019
Black (non-Hispanic)	12,352	999	2,477	5,207	1,801	1,868
Hispanic origin	13,783	1,593	2,286	6,246	1,582	2,076
Other	2,570	272	470	1,279	248	301
No. of discharges	58,851	7,332	11,448	24,627	7,180	8,264
Primary substance
Alcohol	891	372	119	234	60	106
Opiates	56,565	6,630	11,093	23,869	6,962	8,011
Marijuana	372	112	51	114	28	67
Cocaine	537	120	82	200	59	76
Stimulants	178	67	29	59	10	13
Other/unknown	647	84	123	266	111	63
No. of discharges	59,190	7,385	11,497	24,742	7,230	8,336
Frequency of use in past month
No use	8,358	1,530	1,982	2,689	876	1,281
Some use	8,700	1,131	1,894	3,787	797	1,091
Daily use	41,205	4,450	7,474	18,026	5,402	5,853
No. of discharges	58,263	7,111	11,350	24,502	7,075	8,225
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	13,423	1,958	2,746	5,584	1,411	1,724
1 or more	39,667	4,858	7,554	17,129	4,559	5,567
No. of discharges	53,090	6,816	10,300	22,713	5,970	7,291
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	3,066	702	483	1,059	354	468
Individual	43,101	4,895	8,267	18,971	5,273	5,695
Health care/community	11,924	1,576	2,527	4,382	1,380	2,059
No. of discharges	58,091	7,173	11,277	24,412	7,007	8,222
Employment status
Employed	15,676	2,433	3,033	6,765	1,865	1,580
Unemployed/Not in labor force	42,876	4,760	8,378	17,788	5,299	6,651
No. of discharges	58,552	7,193	11,411	24,553	7,164	8,231
Years of education
Fewer than 12 years	21,499	2,321	3,982	9,206	2,756	3,234
12 years (or GED)	25,179	3,355	4,694	10,605	2,993	3,532
More than 12 years	11,866	1,637	2,674	4,702	1,361	1,492
No. of discharges	58,544	7,313	11,350	24,513	7,110	8,258
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 8.2.09.