Table 5.8 Year 2004 discharges from SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL 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 25 States and jurisdictions that offered short-term residential 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	78,423	48,222	11,189	59,411	11,025	4,906	3,081
	Number
None	26,293	15,551	4,137	19,688	3,797	1,603	1,205
1 prior treatment episode	20,399	12,970	2,740	15,710	2,655	1,249	785
2 prior treatment episodes	11,360	7,172	1,595	8,767	1,503	714	376
3 prior treatment episodes	6,140	3,737	909	4,646	867	410	217
4 prior treatment episodes	3,389	2,084	510	2,594	471	221	103
5 or more prior treatment episodes	6,283	3,792	952	4,744	884	455	200
No. of discharges	73,864	45,306	10,843	56,149	10,177	4,652	2,886
	Column percent
None	35.6	34.3	38.2	35.1	37.3	34.5	41.8
1 prior treatment episode	27.6	28.6	25.3	28.0	26.1	26.8	27.2
2 prior treatment episodes	15.4	15.8	14.7	15.6	14.8	15.3	13.0
3 prior treatment episodes	8.3	8.2	8.4	8.3	8.5	8.8	7.5
4 prior treatment episodes	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.8	3.6
5 or more prior treatment episodes	8.5	8.4	8.8	8.4	8.7	9.8	6.9
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
None	100.0	59.1	15.7	74.9	14.4	6.1	4.6
1 prior treatment episode	100.0	63.6	13.4	77.0	13.0	6.1	3.8
2 prior treatment episodes	100.0	63.1	14.0	77.2	13.2	6.3	3.3
3 prior treatment episodes	100.0	60.9	14.8	75.7	14.1	6.7	3.5
4 prior treatment episodes	100.0	61.5	15.0	76.5	13.9	6.5	3.0
5 or more prior treatment episodes	100.0	60.4	15.2	75.5	14.1	7.2	3.2
Total	100.0	61.3	14.7	76.0	13.8	6.3	3.9
	Median length of stay (days)
None	20	26	19		6	14	11
1 prior treatment episode	20	23	18		7	14	10
2 prior treatment episodes	21	24	20		7	14	9
3 prior treatment episodes	20	24	20		7	12	9
4 prior treatment episodes	20	25	19		6	13	8
5 or more prior treatment episodes	21	25	19		7	13	9
Total	20	25	19		7	14	10
	Average length of stay (days)
None	26	28	31		15	28	22
1 prior treatment episode	25	27	26		15	29	18
2 prior treatment episodes	24	26	25		15	25	16
3 prior treatment episodes	24	26	25		18	24	20
4 prior treatment episodes	25	28	23		15	24	13
5 or more prior treatment episodes	24	26	26		14	30	22
Total	25	27	27		15	28	19
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.