Table 8.2 Year 2004 discharges from 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 26 States and jurisdictions that offered substance abuse 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	211,161	131,476	28,706	160,182	34,570	4,512	11,897
	Number
Male	157,213	99,776	19,819	119,595	25,208	3,243	9,167
Female	53,931	31,690	8,884	40,574	9,361	1,268	2,728
No. of discharges	211,144	131,466	28,703	160,169	34,569	4,511	11,895
	Column percent
Male	74.5	75.9	69.0	74.7	72.9	71.9	77.1
Female	25.5	24.1	31.0	25.3	27.1	28.1	22.9
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Male	100.0	63.5	12.6	76.1	16.0	2.1	5.8
Female	100.0	58.8	16.5	75.2	17.4	2.4	5.1
Total	100.0	62.3	13.6	75.9	16.4	2.1	5.6
	Median length of stay (days)
Male	3	3	4		2	2	1
Female	4	4	4		2	3	2
Total	3	3	4		2	2	1
	Average length of stay (days)
Male	11	8	23		12	17	14
Female	13	10	24		14	13	17
Total	11	8	23		13	16	14
1 Includes free-standing residential detoxification (n = 189,870; 90 percent), hospital detoxification (n = 14,672; 7 percent), and ambulatory detoxification (n = 6,619; 3 percent). 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.