Table 6.7 Year 2004 discharges from LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL treatment¹ by age at first 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.]
Age at first use	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
Age at first 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
12 years or under	9,933	4,398	1,468	5,866	2,112	1,283	672
13 to 14 years	11,494	5,130	1,655	6,785	2,581	1,401	727
15 to 16 years	11,376	5,145	1,664	6,809	2,523	1,282	762
17 to 18 years	7,898	3,435	1,063	4,498	1,882	967	551
19 to 20 years	4,498	1,966	581	2,547	1,113	524	314
21 to 25 years	7,144	3,088	853	3,941	1,824	801	578
Over 25 years	7,757	3,473	1,030	4,503	1,813	840	601
No. of discharges	60,100	26,635	8,314	34,949	13,848	7,098	4,205
	Column percent
12 years or under	16.5	16.5	17.7	16.8	15.3	18.1	16.0
13 to 14 years	19.1	19.3	19.9	19.4	18.6	19.7	17.3
15 to 16 years	18.9	19.3	20.0	19.5	18.2	18.1	18.1
17 to 18 years	13.1	12.9	12.8	12.9	13.6	13.6	13.1
19 to 20 years	7.5	7.4	7.0	7.3	8.0	7.4	7.5
21 to 25 years	11.9	11.6	10.3	11.3	13.2	11.3	13.7
Over 25 years	12.9	13.0	12.4	12.9	13.1	11.8	14.3
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
12 years or under	100.0	44.3	14.8	59.1	21.3	12.9	6.8
13 to 14 years	100.0	44.6	14.4	59.0	22.5	12.2	6.3
15 to 16 years	100.0	45.2	14.6	59.9	22.2	11.3	6.7
17 to 18 years	100.0	43.5	13.5	57.0	23.8	12.2	7.0
19 to 20 years	100.0	43.7	12.9	56.6	24.7	11.6	7.0
21 to 25 years	100.0	43.2	11.9	55.2	25.5	11.2	8.1
Over 25 years	100.0	44.8	13.3	58.1	23.4	10.8	7.7
Total	100.0	44.3	13.8	58.2	23.0	11.8	7.0
	Median length of stay (days)
12 years or under	48	73	37		21	35	46
13 to 14 years	47	73	36		23	37	44
15 to 16 years	41	62	30		21	36	42
17 to 18 years	40	62	29		21	37	44
19 to 20 years	43	69	31		22	34	55
21 to 25 years	43	68	32		23	37	39
Over 25 years	45	68	35		24	34	45
Total	44	67	32		22	36	44
	Average length of stay (days)
12 years or under	81	99	92		51	60	76
13 to 14 years	80	100	83		53	60	72
15 to 16 years	73	88	79		47	57	69
17 to 18 years	72	90	71		48	57	74
19 to 20 years	75	92	84		50	50	84
21 to 25 years	73	92	72		47	59	73
Over 25 years	75	92	75		47	58	82
Total	76	94	80		49	58	75
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.