Table 10.11 Year 2004 discharges from METHADONE DETOXIFICATION¹ by education (aged 18 and over), according to reason for discharge: TEDS 2004 Number, percent distribution, and median and average lengths of stay
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by 17 States and jurisdictions that offered methadone detoxification and reported these data to TEDS.]
Years of education	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
Years of education	Total	Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges aged 18 and over	17,963	4,035	2,364	6,399	9,480	155	1,929
	Number
0 to 8 years	1,224	279	151	430	677	9	108
9 to 11 year	5,357	1,173	592	1,765	3,010	38	544
12 years (or GED)	8,218	1,885	1,075	2,960	4,262	75	921
More than 12 years	3,122	680	540	1,220	1,516	33	353
No. of discharges	17,921	4,017	2,358	6,375	9,465	155	1,926
	Column percent
0 to 8 years	6.8	6.9	6.4	6.7	7.2	5.8	5.6
9 to 11 year	29.9	29.2	25.1	27.7	31.8	24.5	28.2
12 years (or GED)	45.9	46.9	45.6	46.4	45.0	48.4	47.8
More than 12 years	17.4	16.9	22.9	19.1	16.0	21.3	18.3
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
0 to 8 years	100.0	22.8	12.3	35.1	55.3	0.7	8.8
9 to 11 year	100.0	21.9	11.1	32.9	56.2	0.7	10.2
12 years (or GED)	100.0	22.9	13.1	36.0	51.9	0.9	11.2
More than 12 years	100.0	21.8	17.3	39.1	48.6	1.1	11.3
Total	100.0	22.4	13.2	35.6	52.8	0.9	10.7
	Median length of stay (days)
0 to 8 years	17	20	14		14	9	18
9 to 11 year	15	20	15		12	83	18
12 years (or GED)	16	20	15		13	76	18
More than 12 years	17	20	15		14	45	18
Total	16	20	15		13	71	18
	Average length of stay (days)
0 to 8 years	51	34	84		53	35	42
9 to 11 year	37	35	54		34	122	36
12 years (or GED)	34	33	52		31	112	29
More than 12 years	39	40	54		34	109	30
Total	37	35	55		34	109	32
¹ Includes ambulatory detoxification (n = 15,960; 89 percent), free-standing residential detoxification (n = 1,797; 10 percent), and hospital detoxification (n = 219; 1 percent).
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 2.1.2006.