Table 4.6 Year 2004 discharges from INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT treatment1 by frequency of use, 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 intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Frequency of use	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
		Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges	114,440	43,119	20,441	63,560	26,561	16,025	8,294
	Number
No use in the past month	31,897	13,651	5,699	19,350	5,866	4,155	2,526
1-3 times in the past month	14,244	4,914	2,688	7,602	3,398	2,216	1,028
1-2 times per week	11,453	3,974	2,081	6,055	2,907	1,644	847
3-6 times per week	17,291	6,035	3,080	9,115	4,386	2,398	1,392
Daily	31,193	10,315	5,765	16,080	8,670	4,409	2,034
No. of discharges	106,078	38,889	19,313	58,202	25,227	14,822	7,827
	Column percent
No use in the past month	30.1	35.1	29.5	33.2	23.3	28.0	32.3
1-3 times in the past month	13.4	12.6	13.9	13.1	13.5	15.0	13.1
1-2 times per week	10.8	10.2	10.8	10.4	11.5	11.1	10.8
3-6 times per week	16.3	15.5	15.9	15.7	17.4	16.2	17.8
Daily	29.4	26.5	29.9	27.6	34.4	29.7	26.0
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
No use in the past month	100.0	42.8	17.9	60.7	18.4	13.0	7.9
1-3 times in the past month	100.0	34.5	18.9	53.4	23.9	15.6	7.2
1-2 times per week	100.0	34.7	18.2	52.9	25.4	14.4	7.4
3-6 times per week	100.0	34.9	17.8	52.7	25.4	13.9	8.1
Daily	100.0	33.1	18.5	51.6	27.8	14.1	6.5
Total	100.0	36.7	18.2	54.9	23.8	14.0	7.4
	Median length of stay (days)
No use in the past month	55	66	48		40	48	48
1-3 times in the past month	46	59	44		30	44	44
1-2 times per week	43	56	42		30	38	43
3-6 times per week	38	49	39		27	35	34
Daily	32	39	40		22	30	35
Total	43	54	43		28	38	42
	Average length of stay (days)
No use in the past month	85	97	79		69	74	80
1-3 times in the past month	76	91	77		56	69	76
1-2 times per week	71	85	72		56	63	78
3-6 times per week	67	76	77		52	58	68
Daily	66	69	94		49	52	72
Total	74	85	82		56	63	75
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.