Table C.9 METHADONE DETOXIFICATION discharges: Average length of stay in treatment (mean), maximum length of stay, and standard deviation of the mean: TEDS 2004
METHADONE DETOX: Gender	Mean						Maximum						Standard deviation
	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other
All	37.2	34.6	54.6	33.9	108.6	31.7	1,349	1,249	1,272	1,349	890	1,205	104.2	89.7	152.9	97.8	138.9	78.2
Male	33.6	31.8	49.3	30.5	101.9	29.8	1,272	1,214	1,272	1,214	619	1,205	92.4	74.2	138.9	88.9	131.2	69.7
Female	45.7	41.4	64.4	42.0	123.7	37.3	1,349	1,249	1,234	1,349	890	1,149	127.5	119.4	175.8	116.3	155.2	99.0
METHADONE DETOX: Age	Mean						Maximum						Standard deviation
	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other
All	37.2	34.6	54.6	33.9	109.1	31.7	1,349	1,249	1,272	1,349	890	1,205	104.2	89.7	153.0	97.8	139.2	78.2
<15	15.0	- -	- -	15.0	- -	- -	15	- -	- -	15	- -	- -	n/a	- -	- -	n/a	- -	- -
15-19	40.1	32.7	29.5	41.6	77.0	68.2	569	382	306	413	109	569	81.8	57.0	61.6	84.5	44.6	146.8
20-29	34.5	30.2	52.5	31.1	95.4	30.6	1,256	1,087	1,256	1,147	619	925	93.4	74.9	145.3	86.7	134.2	65.6
30-39	44.2	43.5	69.3	39.2	127.8	30.8	1,349	1,249	1,111	1,349	890	787	122.3	116.6	181.6	111.6	167.2	66.5
40-49	36.6	34.3	54.2	33.8	124.3	28.9	1,272	1,166	1,272	1,229	476	1,026	104.0	87.8	157.6	99.9	125.6	59.9
50+	31.8	29.5	40.7	29.2	45.1	36.5	1,214	1,214	1,099	1,184	215	1,205	88.7	71.0	109.8	82.7	58.7	114.9
METHADONE DETOX: Race/ethnicity	Mean						Maximum						Standard deviation
	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other
All	36.7	33.8	53.0	33.7	112.6	31.7	1,349	1,249	1,272	1,349	890	1,205	102.5	85.3	149.3	97.5	141.8	78.3
White	38.9	31.3	54.0	37.7	103.7	33.7	1,349	1,166	1,272	1,349	890	1,040	107.5	78.2	154.7	105.7	151.0	79.1
Black	54.0	55.0	67.2	47.7	144.5	38.8	1,229	1,168	1,147	1,229	476	1,149	131.2	123.2	169.8	118.4	129.0	98.8
Hispanic	22.4	25.5	29.7	19.5	106.6	24.9	1,249	1,249	1,015	1,214	183	1,205	67.8	67.3	92.0	65.2	62.7	62.1
Other	44.9	33.3	55.5	47.1	29.5	44.3	1,034	730	1,014	1,034	55	1,026	110.9	76.3	140.9	114.9	36.1	109.5
METHADONE DETOX: Primary substance	Mean						Maximum						Standard deviation
	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other
All	37.2	34.6	54.6	33.9	108.6	31.7	1,349	1,249	1,272	1,349	890	1,205	104.2	89.7	152.9	97.8	138.9	78.2
Alcohol	59.2	18.6	108.8	128.5	8.5	2.5	1,184	1,166	1,099	1,184	10	6	212.8	113.9	274.8	322.8	2.1	2.1
Opiates	36.5	34.7	52.6	33.2	113.1	31.8	1,349	1,249	1,272	1,349	890	1,205	100.1	83.4	146.1	94.8	141.0	78.3
Cocaine	122.8	106.0	125.8	172.3	39.3	1.0	1,147	1,116	1,147	974	113	1	285.4	293.5	279.4	306.5	63.8	n/a
Marijuana	128.5	104.6	401.0	4.0	19.0	- -	794	697	794	4	19	- -	247.4	201.4	555.8	n/a	n/a	- -
Stimulants	9.1	9.9	4.0	8.3	19.0	5.0	115	115	14	21	19	5	16.0	17.3	3.5	11.0	n/a	n/a
Other/unk	20.3	12.2	3.7	62.0	24.0	16.0	270	99	8	270	24	20	42.0	19.4	2.6	81.6	n/a	5.7
METHADONE DETOX: Frequency	Mean						Maximum						Standard deviation
	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other
All	37.2	34.6	54.7	33.9	108.6	31.7	1,349	1,249	1,272	1,349	890	1,205	104.2	89.8	153.1	97.8	138.9	78.2
No past mth	72.2	103.5	59.6	64.2	28.4	9.2	1,116	1,116	794	974	79	20	204.8	266.8	159.0	191.3	33.1	7.3
1-3 past mth	53.8	20.9	126.6	50.3	113.0	20.7	1,190	185	1,190	531	113	48	155.5	37.1	300.8	102.7	n/a	12.8
1-2 past wk	31.2	14.9	58.3	31.4	- -	68.6	670	177	575	307	- -	670	85.3	22.9	145.9	67.3	- -	165.0
3-6 past wk	25.5	24.9	75.8	21.0	94.4	23.2	1,166	1,166	1,147	1,151	242	427	90.0	68.1	234.5	75.1	103.1	44.1
Daily	38.5	35.9	52.7	35.8	112.2	32.4	1,349	1,249	1,272	1,349	890	1,205	104.5	89.6	144.6	100.5	142.8	80.0
METHADONE DETOX: Age at 1st use	Mean						Maximum						Standard deviation
	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other
All	87.2	77.1	103.2	82.6	109.2	102.8	1,272	1,249	1,272	1,214	890	925	168.1	170.0	220.8	141.3	139.1	155.8
12 & under	184.5	177.0	232.4	166.1	4.3	196.0	1,272	1,214	1,272	1,184	10	196	348.4	337.5	398.8	335.8	4.9	n/a
13-14	95.6	41.6	167.6	96.0	149.0	78.0	1,147	1,074	1,147	818	343	287	212.5	142.5	294.5	202.2	144.2	114.0
15-16	111.9	99.9	124.1	104.8	155.9	248.9	1,214	1,166	1,099	1,214	890	925	230.5	235.2	271.2	203.0	226.5	319.4
17-18	82.4	74.0	88.6	81.2	118.4	79.5	1,084	1,084	801	833	606	257	136.6	151.1	158.4	113.3	151.2	92.2
19-20	78.5	60.0	105.0	72.6	105.0	107.5	1,234	376	1,234	959	619	756	145.6	86.7	239.7	117.8	134.2	230.3
21-25	75.9	76.0	67.4	78.6	78.9	85.3	1,168	1,168	874	911	273	387	126.1	129.1	156.2	115.5	71.2	116.4
26+	75.9	68.7	82.3	71.3	114.7	86.1	1,249	1,249	1,111	826	502	434	129.4	148.4	170.9	96.4	139.9	101.1
METHADONE DETOX: Prior treatment	Mean						Maximum						Standard deviation
	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other
All	36.0	33.7	54.0	32.6	100.6	31.0	1,349	1,249	1,272	1,349	890	1,205	102.8	87.7	153.0	96.3	134.4	77.0
No prior	37.3	33.7	63.5	30.6	98.8	38.1	1,256	1,116	1,256	1,184	493	1,040	109.6	93.8	181.7	89.7	133.7	95.3
1 prior	38.2	40.6	64.1	31.4	98.6	24.8	1,249	1,249	1,228	1,229	417	746	104.9	106.1	173.2	85.5	108.6	47.7
2 prior	36.3	31.3	48.8	35.1	117.7	29.6	1,214	1,166	822	1,214	619	382	97.7	79.3	128.6	100.7	158.1	54.2
3 prior	39.4	32.2	53.7	37.4	71.7	40.8	1,272	544	1,272	1,143	178	787	103.1	60.8	148.5	103.2	51.5	92.8
4 prior	38.0	39.8	42.0	40.2	39.6	21.5	1,168	1,168	1,111	1,117	88	196	105.7	107.5	127.2	111.0	30.3	24.1
5+ prior	31.9	27.7	43.5	30.4	119.7	30.0	1,349	1,087	1,151	1,349	890	1,205	97.2	65.0	124.6	98.3	186.5	90.6
METHADONE DETOX: Referral source	Mean						Maximum						Standard deviation
	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other
All	37.3	35.2	54.4	34.0	112.8	31.7	1,349	1,249	1,272	1,349	890	1,205	104.3	90.8	151.6	98.1	140.7	78.3
Individual	36.7	35.2	50.9	34.1	113.8	30.6	1,349	1,249	1,272	1,349	890	1,205	103.0	90.2	146.0	98.5	148.0	77.7
Crim justice	37.4	29.8	93.8	33.0	91.6	25.9	1,017	916	1,017	818	213	372	106.3	83.4	211.9	95.6	83.3	56.1
A/D care prov	58.8	61.6	80.5	41.7	113.5	35.4	1,184	1,116	1,099	1,184	345	196	156.9	150.9	196.3	141.9	115.6	57.4
Other hlth care	38.8	36.1	53.6	29.4	127.8	65.5	1,190	1,168	1,190	974	343	756	92.7	82.8	134.6	68.0	149.0	110.3
School	10.9	11.8	5.0	11.4	- -	- -	20	20	5	17	- -	- -	7.2	9.0	n/a	6.7	- -	- -
Employer	10.0	10.0	- -	- -	- -	- -	10	10	- -	- -	- -	- -	n/a	n/a	- -	- -	- -	- -
Oth community	33.4	20.8	95.2	31.7	106.0	41.9	909	788	909	613	318	288	96.4	62.7	227.5	80.4	124.1	69.9
METHADONE DETOX: Employment	Mean						Maximum						Standard deviation
	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other
All	37.5	35.6	55.2	33.9	109.8	31.7	1,349	1,249	1,272	1,349	890	1,205	104.4	89.8	153.7	97.9	139.8	78.2
Employed	33.5	33.1	36.1	31.7	131.6	30.0	1,151	1,074	1,111	1,151	619	787	86.7	64.7	105.6	87.5	162.7	63.6
Full time	35.5	33.0	45.3	33.3	142.8	30.0	1,151	1,007	1,111	1,151	619	670	89.9	60.9	124.3	91.4	169.7	57.7
Part time	29.0	33.3	28.0	26.9	91.4	30.1	1,117	1,074	1,014	1,117	476	787	78.8	73.6	85.0	74.7	132.9	78.8
Unemployed	31.8	35.5	49.2	26.1	114.5	27.5	1,272	1,214	1,272	1,214	890	1,149	89.9	91.0	144.8	76.1	140.4	70.2
Not in lab force	44.6	37.1	78.6	41.1	62.5	38.4	1,349	1,249	1,256	1,349	345	1,205	124.3	100.0	192.9	116.7	72.0	98.2
METHADONE DETOX: Education	Mean						Maximum						Standard deviation
	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other
All	37.2	34.7	54.8	33.9	109.1	31.7	1,349	1,249	1,272	1,349	890	1,205	104.3	89.9	153.1	97.9	139.2	78.2
0-8	51.3	34.2	84.0	52.8	34.9	41.7	1,184	697	1,151	1,184	97	1,026	135.7	69.2	220.8	134.2	37.8	115.1
9-11	37.3	34.6	53.8	34.4	121.8	35.5	1,249	1,249	1,190	1,214	476	1,205	106.4	91.3	147.0	104.0	122.3	91.3
12 or GED	34.5	33.1	51.6	30.6	111.5	28.8	1,272	1,168	1,272	1,229	619	1,149	95.2	83.0	142.3	88.5	134.1	67.4
>12	38.9	39.7	53.9	33.6	109.4	30.3	1,349	1,214	1,256	1,349	890	1,040	108.8	111.0	157.1	90.0	179.4	68.1
n/a  Number of discharges is 1; standard deviation cannot be computed.
- -  Quantity is zero.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 2.1.2006.