Table 9.3 Discharges from outpatient medication-assisted opioid therapy. 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 38 States and jurisdictions that offered outpatient medication-assisted opioid therapy and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission	No of outpatient med.-asst. opi. ther. 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
	59,190			31.9	184
Gender
Male	36,832	58.1	64.2	29.8	179
Female	22,345	41.9	35.8	35.4	196
	59,177	100.0	100.0	31.9	184
Age at admission
Under 21 years	1,529	2.8	2.5	34.7	138
21 to 30 years	14,803	27.2	24.0	34.7	164
31 to 40 years	15,914	26.5	27.1	31.4	186
41 to 50 years	17,455	27.8	30.3	30.0	210
Over 50 years	9,429	15.7	16.1	31.4	195
	59,130	100.0	100.0	31.9	184
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	30,146	56.9	48.6	35.4	166
Black (non-Hispanic)	12,352	18.5	22.2	28.1	204
Hispanic origin	13,783	20.7	24.7	28.1	239
Other	2,570	4.0	4.6	28.9	181
	58,851	100.0	100.0	31.9	184
Primary substance
Alcohol	891	2.6	1.0	55.1	84
Opiates	56,565	93.9	96.4	31.3	203
Marijuana	372	0.9	0.5	43.8	121
Cocaine	537	1.1	0.8	37.6	82
Stimulants	178	0.5	0.2	53.9	129
Other/unknown	647	1.1	1.1	32.0	201
	59,190	100.0	100.0	31.9	184
Frequency of use in past month
No use	8,358	19.0	12.2	42.0	163
Some use	8,700	16.4	14.3	34.8	157
Daily use	41,205	64.6	73.6	28.9	184
	58,263	100.0	100.0	31.7	177
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	13,423	27.5	24.2	35.0	149
1 or more	39,667	72.5	75.8	31.3	177
	53,090	100.0	100.0	32.2	170
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	3,066	6.4	4.7	38.6	120
Individual	43,101	71.3	75.5	30.5	211
Health care/community	11,924	22.2	19.7	34.4	148
	58,091	100.0	100.0	31.8	182
Employment status
Employed	15,676	29.4	25.6	34.9	191
Unemployed/Not in labor force	42,876	70.6	74.4	30.6	180
	58,552	100.0	100.0	31.8	183
Years of education
Fewer than 12 years	21,499	33.8	38.1	29.3	195
12 years (or GED)	25,179	43.1	43.0	32.0	180
More than 12 years	11,866	23.1	18.9	36.3	191
	58,544	100.0	100.0	31.9	186
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 8.31.09.