Table 3.8 Year 2004 discharges from OUTPATIENT 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 27 States and jurisdictions that offered outpatient 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	399,037	145,426	46,611	192,037	108,605	41,913	56,482
	Number
None	175,426	69,139	20,140	89,279	50,515	16,498	19,134
1 prior treatment episode	88,637	31,109	11,488	42,597	25,982	10,495	9,563
2 prior treatment episodes	38,692	12,544	5,727	18,271	11,134	4,530	4,757
3 prior treatment episodes	17,014	5,162	2,600	7,762	4,992	1,997	2,263
4 prior treatment episodes	8,385	2,380	1,370	3,750	2,395	1,059	1,181
5 or more prior treatment episodes	17,108	4,303	2,656	6,959	4,758	2,457	2,934
No. of discharges	345,262	124,637	43,981	168,618	99,776	37,036	39,832
	Column percent
None	50.8	55.5	45.8	52.9	50.6	44.5	48.0
1 prior treatment episode	25.7	25.0	26.1	25.3	26.0	28.3	24.0
2 prior treatment episodes	11.2	10.1	13.0	10.8	11.2	12.2	11.9
3 prior treatment episodes	4.9	4.1	5.9	4.6	5.0	5.4	5.7
4 prior treatment episodes	2.4	1.9	3.1	2.2	2.4	2.9	3.0
5 or more prior treatment episodes	5.0	3.5	6.0	4.1	4.8	6.6	7.4
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
None	100.0	39.4	11.5	50.9	28.8	9.4	10.9
1 prior treatment episode	100.0	35.1	13.0	48.1	29.3	11.8	10.8
2 prior treatment episodes	100.0	32.4	14.8	47.2	28.8	11.7	12.3
3 prior treatment episodes	100.0	30.3	15.3	45.6	29.3	11.7	13.3
4 prior treatment episodes	100.0	28.4	16.3	44.7	28.6	12.6	14.1
5 or more prior treatment episodes	100.0	25.2	15.5	40.7	27.8	14.4	17.1
Total	100.0	36.1	12.7	48.8	28.9	10.7	11.5
	Median length of stay (days)
None	66	103	30		43	52	54
1 prior treatment episode	64	108	29		44	42	60
2 prior treatment episodes	63	109	28		44	49	55
3 prior treatment episodes	63	112	29		44	55	58
4 prior treatment episodes	61	111	32		42	51	49
5 or more prior treatment episodes	58	104	27		45	63	47
Total	64	105	29		44	50	55
	Average length of stay (days)
None	106	137	80		81	96	99
1 prior treatment episode	104	144	75		81	78	101
2 prior treatment episodes	103	145	74		78	87	95
3 prior treatment episodes	102	146	74		77	88	98
4 prior treatment episodes	99	143	75		78	82	93
5 or more prior treatment episodes	104	138	75		83	128	93
Total	105	140	77		81	91	98
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.