Table 9.3 Year 2004 discharges from METHADONE OUTPATIENT treatment1 by age at admission, 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 23 States and jurisdictions that offered methadone outpatient substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.] | |||||||
Age at admission | Total | Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment | |||||
Completed | Transferred | Completed or transferred |
Dropped out |
Terminated | Other | ||
Total discharges | 31,828 | 3,859 | 5,555 | 9,414 | 14,084 | 4,096 | 4,234 |
Number | |||||||
Under 15 years | 13 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - - | - - |
15 to 19 years | 544 | 118 | 52 | 170 | 227 | 81 | 66 |
20 to 29 years | 6,550 | 934 | 931 | 1,865 | 3,015 | 828 | 842 |
30 to 39 years | 9,355 | 1,131 | 1,609 | 2,740 | 4,053 | 1,409 | 1,153 |
40 to 49 years | 10,534 | 1,193 | 1,981 | 3,174 | 4,639 | 1,334 | 1,387 |
50 years and over | 4,767 | 462 | 965 | 1,427 | 2,129 | 439 | 772 |
No. of discharges | 31,763 | 3,845 | 5,540 | 9,385 | 14,067 | 4,091 | 4,220 |
Column percent | |||||||
Under 15 years | * | 0.2 | * | 0.1 | * | - - | - - |
15 to 19 years | 1.7 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
20 to 29 years | 20.6 | 24.3 | 16.8 | 19.9 | 21.4 | 20.2 | 20.0 |
30 to 39 years | 29.5 | 29.4 | 29.0 | 29.2 | 28.8 | 34.4 | 27.3 |
40 to 49 years | 33.2 | 31.0 | 35.8 | 33.8 | 33.0 | 32.6 | 32.9 |
50 years and over | 15.0 | 12.0 | 17.4 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 10.7 | 18.3 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Row percent | |||||||
Under 15 years | 100.0 | 53.8 | 15.4 | 69.2 | 30.8 | - - | - - |
15 to 19 years | 100.0 | 21.7 | 9.6 | 31.3 | 41.7 | 14.9 | 12.1 |
20 to 29 years | 100.0 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 28.5 | 46.0 | 12.6 | 12.9 |
30 to 39 years | 100.0 | 12.1 | 17.2 | 29.3 | 43.3 | 15.1 | 12.3 |
40 to 49 years | 100.0 | 11.3 | 18.8 | 30.1 | 44.0 | 12.7 | 13.2 |
50 years and over | 100.0 | 9.7 | 20.2 | 29.9 | 44.7 | 9.2 | 16.2 |
Total | 100.0 | 12.1 | 17.4 | 29.5 | 44.3 | 12.9 | 13.3 |
Median length of stay (days) | |||||||
Under 15 years | 102 | 92 | 41 | 220 | - - | - - | |
15 to 19 years | 87 | 119 | 108 | 62 | 78 | 74 | |
20 to 29 years | 95 | 133 | 111 | 73 | 121 | 113 | |
30 to 39 years | 112 | 159 | 105 | 88 | 142 | 151 | |
40 to 49 years | 131 | 176 | 119 | 104 | 163 | 190 | |
50 years and over | 127 | 199 | 91 | 101 | 135 | 211 | |
Total | 115 | 159 | 108 | 90 | 139 | 159 | |
Average length of stay (days) | |||||||
Under 15 years | 184 | 93 | 41 | 414 | - - | - - | |
15 to 19 years | 169 | 183 | 233 | 145 | 155 | 195 | |
20 to 29 years | 187 | 237 | 217 | 154 | 201 | 203 | |
30 to 39 years | 220 | 277 | 228 | 179 | 245 | 263 | |
40 to 49 years | 247 | 287 | 258 | 208 | 262 | 309 | |
50 years and over | 239 | 301 | 224 | 203 | 231 | 322 | |
Total | 224 | 270 | 236 | 186 | 238 | 276 | |
1 Clients includes methadone outpatient (n = 30,343; 95 percent) and methadone intensive outpatient (n = 1,485; 5 percent). | |||||||
* Less than 0.05 percent. | |||||||
- - Quantity is zero. | |||||||
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 2.1.2006. |