Table 6.6 Year 2004 discharges from LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL treatment¹ by frequency of use, 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 28 States and jurisdictions that offered long-term residential substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Frequency of use	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
Frequency of use	Total	Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges	95,087	40,771	11,851	52,622	26,727	7,326	8,412
	Number
No use in the past month	21,624	10,037	2,500	12,537	4,966	2,121	2,000
1-3 times in the past month	7,344	3,326	911	4,237	1,964	543	600
1-2 times per week	6,996	2,997	910	3,907	1,979	507	603
3-6 times per week	12,084	4,934	1,570	6,504	3,518	898	1,164
Daily	40,085	15,338	5,471	20,809	13,118	2,691	3,467
No. of discharges	88,133	36,632	11,362	47,994	25,545	6,760	7,834
	Column percent
No use in the past month	24.5	27.4	22.0	26.1	19.4	31.4	25.5
1-3 times in the past month	8.3	9.1	8.0	8.8	7.7	8.0	7.7
1-2 times per week	7.9	8.2	8.0	8.1	7.7	7.5	7.7
3-6 times per week	13.7	13.5	13.8	13.6	13.8	13.3	14.9
Daily	45.5	41.9	48.2	43.4	51.4	39.8	44.3
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
No use in the past month	100.0	46.4	11.6	58.0	23.0	9.8	9.2
1-3 times in the past month	100.0	45.3	12.4	57.7	26.7	7.4	8.2
1-2 times per week	100.0	42.8	13.0	55.8	28.3	7.2	8.6
3-6 times per week	100.0	40.8	13.0	53.8	29.1	7.4	9.6
Daily	100.0	38.3	13.6	51.9	32.7	6.7	8.6
Total	100.0	41.6	12.9	54.5	29.0	7.7	8.9
	Median length of stay (days)
No use in the past month	61	89	50		28	42	48
1-3 times in the past month	48	75	32		21	34	41
1-2 times per week	42	73	33		20	30	35
3-6 times per week	41	69	31		19	29	39
Daily	39	76	32		20	35	38
Total	46	81	35		21	36	40
	Average length of stay (days)
No use in the past month	87	111	88		52	65	78
1-3 times in the past month	74	97	69		43	58	70
1-2 times per week	67	88	75		39	48	63
3-6 times per week	69	91	76		40	52	61
Daily	69	94	73		43	56	64
Total	74	98	77		44	58	67
¹ Excludes records where methadone use was planned.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 2.1.2006.