Table 9.6 Year 2004 discharges from METHADONE OUTPATIENT treatment1 by frequency of use, 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.] | |||||||
Frequency of use | 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 | |||||||
No use in the past month | 2,909 | 527 | 756 | 1,283 | 821 | 340 | 465 |
1-3 times in the past month | 721 | 123 | 133 | 256 | 285 | 76 | 104 |
1-2 times per week | 514 | 61 | 113 | 174 | 206 | 62 | 72 |
3-6 times per week | 1,650 | 154 | 298 | 452 | 804 | 164 | 230 |
Daily | 23,040 | 1,884 | 3,848 | 5,732 | 11,237 | 3,144 | 2,927 |
No. of discharges | 28,834 | 2,749 | 5,148 | 7,897 | 13,353 | 3,786 | 3,798 |
Column percent | |||||||
No use in the past month | 10.1 | 19.2 | 14.7 | 16.2 | 6.1 | 9.0 | 12.2 |
1-3 times in the past month | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 |
1-2 times per week | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
3-6 times per week | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 6.1 |
Daily | 79.9 | 68.5 | 74.7 | 72.6 | 84.2 | 83.0 | 77.1 |
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 | 18.1 | 26.0 | 44.1 | 28.2 | 11.7 | 16.0 |
1-3 times in the past month | 100.0 | 17.1 | 18.4 | 35.5 | 39.5 | 10.5 | 14.4 |
1-2 times per week | 100.0 | 11.9 | 22.0 | 33.9 | 40.1 | 12.1 | 14.0 |
3-6 times per week | 100.0 | 9.3 | 18.1 | 27.4 | 48.7 | 9.9 | 13.9 |
Daily | 100.0 | 8.2 | 16.7 | 24.9 | 48.8 | 13.6 | 12.7 |
Total | 100.0 | 9.5 | 17.9 | 27.4 | 46.3 | 13.1 | 13.2 |
Median length of stay (days) | |||||||
No use in the past month | 113 | 126 | 70 | 106 | 96 | 169 | |
1-3 times in the past month | 100 | 105 | 194 | 62 | 87 | 149 | |
1-2 times per week | 116 | 70 | 99 | 118 | 121 | 192 | |
3-6 times per week | 108 | 112 | 146 | 78 | 118 | 197 | |
Daily | 108 | 134 | 99 | 90 | 135 | 154 | |
Total | 108 | 127 | 100 | 89 | 129 | 157 | |
Average length of stay (days) | |||||||
No use in the past month | 226 | 226 | 202 | 208 | 233 | 293 | |
1-3 times in the past month | 210 | 182 | 263 | 161 | 265 | 270 | |
1-2 times per week | 225 | 203 | 235 | 207 | 210 | 294 | |
3-6 times per week | 223 | 212 | 270 | 179 | 222 | 327 | |
Daily | 216 | 258 | 233 | 185 | 232 | 269 | |
Total | 218 | 244 | 232 | 186 | 232 | 276 | |
1 Clients includes methadone outpatient (n = 30,343; 95 percent) and methadone intensive outpatient (n = 1,485; 5 percent). | |||||||
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 2.1.2006. |