Table 7.8 Year 2004 discharges from HOSPITAL 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 14 States and jurisdictions that offered hospital 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	8,080	5,597	1,200	6,797	884	214	185
	Number
None	1,826	1,233	351	1,584	179	37	26
1 prior treatment episode	1,660	1,126	275	1,401	179	50	30
2 prior treatment episodes	967	614	213	827	95	30	15
3 prior treatment episodes	546	352	97	449	68	15	14
4 prior treatment episodes	301	209	48	257	26	9	9
5 or more prior treatment episodes	587	364	100	464	85	26	12
No. of discharges	5,887	3,898	1,084	4,982	632	167	106
	Column percent
None	31.0	31.6	32.4	31.8	28.3	22.2	24.5
1 prior treatment episode	28.2	28.9	25.4	28.1	28.3	29.9	28.3
2 prior treatment episodes	16.4	15.8	19.6	16.6	15.0	18.0	14.2
3 prior treatment episodes	9.3	9.0	8.9	9.0	10.8	9.0	13.2
4 prior treatment episodes	5.1	5.4	4.4	5.2	4.1	5.4	8.5
5 or more prior treatment episodes	10.0	9.3	9.2	9.3	13.4	15.6	11.3
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
None	100.0	67.5	19.2	86.7	9.8	2.0	1.4
1 prior treatment episode	100.0	67.8	16.6	84.4	10.8	3.0	1.8
2 prior treatment episodes	100.0	63.5	22.0	85.5	9.8	3.1	1.6
3 prior treatment episodes	100.0	64.5	17.8	82.2	12.5	2.7	2.6
4 prior treatment episodes	100.0	69.4	15.9	85.4	8.6	3.0	3.0
5 or more prior treatment episodes	100.0	62.0	17.0	79.0	14.5	4.4	2.0
Total	100.0	66.2	18.4	84.6	10.7	2.8	1.8
	Median length of stay (days)
None	9	10	7		7	11	8
1 prior treatment episode	10	12	10		5	10	7
2 prior treatment episodes	10	12	9		6	10	4
3 prior treatment episodes	10	14	9		7	8	11
4 prior treatment episodes	10	12	8		3	13	9
5 or more prior treatment episodes	8	10	8		5	6	9
Total	10	11	9		6	10	8
	Average length of stay (days)
None	42	48	19		46	79	26
1 prior treatment episode	25	27	18		22	15	28
2 prior treatment episodes	21	24	14		19	20	21
3 prior treatment episodes	25	28	13		28	12	11
4 prior treatment episodes	13	14	11		12	17	8
5 or more prior treatment episodes	18	19	9		27	17	19
Total	28	32	16		29	30	22
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.