Table 10.2 Year 2004 discharges from METHADONE DETOXIFICATION1 by gender, 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.]
Gender	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
		Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges	17,976	4,041	2,368	6,409	9,482	156	1,929
	Number
Male	12,662	2,870	1,543	4,413	6,698	108	1,443
Female	5,308	1,170	825	1,995	2,779	48	486
No. of discharges	17,970	4,040	2,368	6,408	9,477	156	1,929
	Column percent
Male	70.5	71.0	65.2	68.9	70.7	69.2	74.8
Female	29.5	29.0	34.8	31.1	29.3	30.8	25.2
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Male	100.0	22.7	12.2	34.9	52.9	0.9	11.4
Female	100.0	22.0	15.5	37.6	52.4	0.9	9.2
Total	100.0	22.5	13.2	35.7	52.7	0.9	10.7
	Median length of stay (days)
Male	16	20	15		13	60	18
Female	16	20	14		13	78	18
Total	16	20	15		13	69	18
	Average length of stay (days)
Male	34	32	49		30	102	30
Female	46	41	64		42	124	37
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.