Table 5.9 Year 2004 discharges from SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL treatment1 by treatment referral source, according to reason for discharge: TEDS 2004 Number, percent distribution, and median and average lengths of stay |
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[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.] | |||||||
Treatment referral source | 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 | |||||||
Self- or individual | 27,132 | 16,563 | 3,369 | 19,932 | 4,447 | 1,685 | 1,068 |
Criminal justice/DUI | 17,224 | 11,283 | 2,360 | 13,643 | 1,606 | 1,338 | 637 |
Substance abuse treatmt provider | 15,208 | 8,231 | 3,593 | 11,824 | 1,899 | 714 | 771 |
Other health care provider | 6,094 | 3,801 | 767 | 4,568 | 953 | 340 | 233 |
School | 134 | 69 | 20 | 89 | 21 | 22 | 2 |
Employer | 664 | 502 | 18 | 520 | 85 | 14 | 45 |
Other community referral | 8,315 | 5,507 | 769 | 6,276 | 1,328 | 505 | 206 |
No. of discharges | 74,771 | 45,956 | 10,896 | 56,852 | 10,339 | 4,618 | 2,962 |
Column percent | |||||||
Self- or individual | 36.3 | 36.0 | 30.9 | 35.1 | 43.0 | 36.5 | 36.1 |
Criminal justice/DUI | 23.0 | 24.6 | 21.7 | 24.0 | 15.5 | 29.0 | 21.5 |
Substance abuse treatmt provider | 20.3 | 17.9 | 33.0 | 20.8 | 18.4 | 15.5 | 26.0 |
Other health care provider | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 7.9 |
School | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Employer | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
Other community referral | 11.1 | 12.0 | 7.1 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 10.9 | 7.0 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Row percent | |||||||
Self- or individual | 100.0 | 61.0 | 12.4 | 73.5 | 16.4 | 6.2 | 3.9 |
Criminal justice/DUI | 100.0 | 65.5 | 13.7 | 79.2 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 3.7 |
Substance abuse treatmt provider | 100.0 | 54.1 | 23.6 | 77.7 | 12.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
Other health care provider | 100.0 | 62.4 | 12.6 | 75.0 | 15.6 | 5.6 | 3.8 |
School | 100.0 | 51.5 | 14.9 | 66.4 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 1.5 |
Employer | 100.0 | 75.6 | 2.7 | 78.3 | 12.8 | 2.1 | 6.8 |
Other community referral | 100.0 | 66.2 | 9.2 | 75.5 | 16.0 | 6.1 | 2.5 |
Total | 100.0 | 61.5 | 14.6 | 76.0 | 13.8 | 6.2 | 4.0 |
Median length of stay (days) | |||||||
Self- or individual | 20 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 9 | |
Criminal justice/DUI | 24 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 16 | 19 | |
Substance abuse treatmt provider | 16 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 8 | |
Other health care provider | 14 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 9 | |
School | 21 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 17 | 41 | |
Employer | 23 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 11 | |
Other community referral | 22 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 10 | |
Total | 20 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 10 | |
Average length of stay (days) | |||||||
Self- or individual | 23 | 24 | 32 | 15 | 26 | 22 | |
Criminal justice/DUI | 33 | 33 | 37 | 25 | 34 | 31 | |
Substance abuse treatmt provider | 21 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 12 | |
Other health care provider | 21 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 26 | 17 | |
School | 30 | 23 | 68 | 24 | 21 | 41 | |
Employer | 22 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 17 | 12 | |
Other community referral | 26 | 28 | 34 | 16 | 25 | 22 | |
Total | 25 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 27 | 21 | |
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. |