Table 6.8 Year 2004 discharges from LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL treatment1 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 28 States and jurisdictions that offered long-term residential substance abuse treatment 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	95,087	40,771	11,851	52,622	26,727	7,326	8,412
	Number
None	32,733	14,242	4,384	18,626	9,126	2,019	2,962
1 prior treatment episode	22,181	9,390	3,086	12,476	6,124	1,556	2,025
2 prior treatment episodes	12,478	5,325	1,604	6,929	3,411	1,080	1,058
3 prior treatment episodes	6,608	2,683	819	3,502	1,907	627	572
4 prior treatment episodes	3,826	1,605	421	2,026	1,109	361	330
5 or more prior treatment episodes	10,023	3,495	1,023	4,518	3,577	1,101	827
No. of discharges	87,849	36,740	11,337	48,077	25,254	6,744	7,774
	Column percent
None	37.3	38.8	38.7	38.7	36.1	29.9	38.1
1 prior treatment episode	25.2	25.6	27.2	26.0	24.2	23.1	26.0
2 prior treatment episodes	14.2	14.5	14.1	14.4	13.5	16.0	13.6
3 prior treatment episodes	7.5	7.3	7.2	7.3	7.6	9.3	7.4
4 prior treatment episodes	4.4	4.4	3.7	4.2	4.4	5.4	4.2
5 or more prior treatment episodes	11.4	9.5	9.0	9.4	14.2	16.3	10.6
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
None	100.0	43.5	13.4	56.9	27.9	6.2	9.0
1 prior treatment episode	100.0	42.3	13.9	56.2	27.6	7.0	9.1
2 prior treatment episodes	100.0	42.7	12.9	55.5	27.3	8.7	8.5
3 prior treatment episodes	100.0	40.6	12.4	53.0	28.9	9.5	8.7
4 prior treatment episodes	100.0	41.9	11.0	53.0	29.0	9.4	8.6
5 or more prior treatment episodes	100.0	34.9	10.2	45.1	35.7	11.0	8.3
Total	100.0	41.8	12.9	54.7	28.7	7.7	8.8
	Median length of stay (days)
None	44	78	33		18	33	38
1 prior treatment episode	45	78	33		21	32	41
2 prior treatment episodes	47	81	37		21	35	40
3 prior treatment episodes	48	81	42		24	37	44
4 prior treatment episodes	49	82	38		25	39	37
5 or more prior treatment episodes	46	85	34		26	41	36
Total	45	80	34		21	35	39
	Average length of stay (days)
None	75	98	82		42	62	61
1 prior treatment episode	72	95	74		43	52	66
2 prior treatment episodes	73	97	71		43	56	66
3 prior treatment episodes	72	96	78		41	53	70
4 prior treatment episodes	71	94	69		46	54	63
5 or more prior treatment episodes	69	99	72		43	60	64
Total	73	97	77		43	57	64
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.