Table 10.8 Year 2004 discharges from METHADONE DETOXIFICATION1 by number of prior treatment episodes, 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.]
No. of prior treatment episodes	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
None	3,947	1,203	543	1,746	1,802	26	373
1 prior treatment episode	3,381	780	463	1,243	1,715	46	377
2 prior treatment episodes	2,364	556	334	890	1,189	22	263
3 prior treatment episodes	1,786	376	268	644	916	12	214
4 prior treatment episodes	1,253	256	168	424	665	7	157
5 or more prior treatment episodes	5,064	832	568	1,400	3,100	28	536
No. of discharges	17,795	4,003	2,344	6,347	9,387	141	1,920
	Column percent
None	22.2	30.1	23.2	27.5	19.2	18.4	19.4
1 prior treatment episode	19.0	19.5	19.8	19.6	18.3	32.6	19.6
2 prior treatment episodes	13.3	13.9	14.2	14.0	12.7	15.6	13.7
3 prior treatment episodes	10.0	9.4	11.4	10.1	9.8	8.5	11.1
4 prior treatment episodes	7.0	6.4	7.2	6.7	7.1	5.0	8.2
5 or more prior treatment episodes	28.5	20.8	24.2	22.1	33.0	19.9	27.9
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
None	100.0	30.5	13.8	44.2	45.7	0.7	9.5
1 prior treatment episode	100.0	23.1	13.7	36.8	50.7	1.4	11.2
2 prior treatment episodes	100.0	23.5	14.1	37.6	50.3	0.9	11.1
3 prior treatment episodes	100.0	21.1	15.0	36.1	51.3	0.7	12.0
4 prior treatment episodes	100.0	20.4	13.4	33.8	53.1	0.6	12.5
5 or more prior treatment episodes	100.0	16.4	11.2	27.6	61.2	0.6	10.6
Total	100.0	22.5	13.2	35.7	52.8	0.8	10.8
	Median length of stay (days)
None	15	20	14		11	28	18
1 prior treatment episode	16	20	13		13	67	18
2 prior treatment episodes	16	20	15		13	57	18
3 prior treatment episodes	16	20	17		13	62	18
4 prior treatment episodes	16	20	15		13	30	18
5 or more prior treatment episodes	16	20	16		13	69	18
Total	16	20	15		13	57	18
	Average length of stay (days)
None	37	34	64		31	99	38
1 prior treatment episode	38	41	64		31	99	25
2 prior treatment episodes	36	31	49		35	118	30
3 prior treatment episodes	39	32	54		37	72	41
4 prior treatment episodes	38	40	42		40	40	21
5 or more prior treatment episodes	32	28	43		30	120	30
Total	36	34	54		33	101	31
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.