Table 10.9 Year 2004 discharges from METHADONE DETOXIFICATION1 by treatment referral source, 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 17 States and jurisdictions that offered methadone detoxification and reported these data to TEDS.]
Treatment referral source	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
		Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges	17,976	4,041	2,368	6,409	9,482	156	1,929
	Number
Self- or individual	15,149	2,932	1,919	4,851	8,407	118	1,773
Criminal justice/DUI	595	238	54	292	252	7	44
Substance abuse treatmt provider	495	137	126	263	190	14	28
Other health care provider	1,095	427	208	635	400	4	56
School	10	4	1	5	5	- -	- -
Employer	1	1	- -	1	- -	- -	- -
Other community referral	420	194	34	228	163	6	23
No. of discharges	17,765	3,933	2,342	6,275	9,417	149	1,924
	Column percent
Self- or individual	85.3	74.5	81.9	77.3	89.3	79.2	92.2
Criminal justice/DUI	3.3	6.1	2.3	4.7	2.7	4.7	2.3
Substance abuse treatmt provider	2.8	3.5	5.4	4.2	2.0	9.4	1.5
Other health care provider	6.2	10.9	8.9	10.1	4.2	2.7	2.9
School	0.1	0.1	*	0.1	0.1	- -	- -
Employer	*	*	- -	*	- -	- -	- -
Other community referral	2.4	4.9	1.5	3.6	1.7	4.0	1.2
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Self- or individual	100.0	19.4	12.7	32.0	55.5	0.8	11.7
Criminal justice/DUI	100.0	40.0	9.1	49.1	42.4	1.2	7.4
Substance abuse treatmt provider	100.0	27.7	25.5	53.1	38.4	2.8	5.7
Other health care provider	100.0	39.0	19.0	58.0	36.5	0.4	5.1
School	100.0	40.0	10.0	50.0	50.0	- -	- -
Employer	100.0	100.0	- -	100.0	- -	- -	- -
Other community referral	100.0	46.2	8.1	54.3	38.8	1.4	5.5
Total	100.0	22.1	13.2	35.3	53.0	0.8	10.8
	Median length of stay (days)
Self- or individual	16	20	15		13	76	18
Criminal justice/DUI	15	19	19		11	81	18
Substance abuse treatmt provider	9	13	4		7	78	18
Other health care provider	25	28	26		20	84	27
School	11	12	5		13	- -	- -
Employer	10	10	- -		- -	- -	- -
Other community referral	10	10	8		7	66	19
Total	16	20	15		13	76	18
	Average length of stay (days)
Individual	37	35	51		34	114	31
Criminal justice/DUI	37	30	94		33	92	26
Substance abuse treatmt provider	59	62	81		42	114	35
Other health care provider	39	36	54		29	128	66
School	11	12	5		11	- -	- -
Employer	10	10	- -		- -	- -	- -
Other community referral	33	21	95		32	106	42
Total	37	35	54		34	113	32
1 Includes ambulatory detoxification (n = 15,960; 89 percent), free-standing residential detoxification (n = 1,797; 10 percent), and hospital detoxification (n = 219; 1 percent).
* Less than 0.05 percent.
- - 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.