Table 3.6 Year 2004 discharges from OUTPATIENT treatment1 by frequency of use, 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 27 States and jurisdictions that offered 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	399,037	145,426	46,611	192,037	108,605	41,913	56,482
	Number
No use in the past month	155,968	67,179	14,740	81,919	36,622	14,171	23,256
1-3 times in the past month	61,252	23,722	6,449	30,171	17,623	6,637	6,821
1-2 times per week	40,018	14,342	4,416	18,758	12,693	4,331	4,236
3-6 times per week	37,949	11,042	5,501	16,543	12,350	4,370	4,686
Daily	68,904	15,896	12,857	28,753	24,230	8,223	7,698
No. of discharges	364,091	132,181	43,963	176,144	103,518	37,732	46,697
	Column percent
No use in the past month	42.8	50.8	33.5	46.5	35.4	37.6	49.8
1-3 times in the past month	16.8	17.9	14.7	17.1	17.0	17.6	14.6
1-2 times per week	11.0	10.9	10.0	10.6	12.3	11.5	9.1
3-6 times per week	10.4	8.4	12.5	9.4	11.9	11.6	10.0
Daily	18.9	12.0	29.2	16.3	23.4	21.8	16.5
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	43.1	9.5	52.5	23.5	9.1	14.9
1-3 times in the past month	100.0	38.7	10.5	49.3	28.8	10.8	11.1
1-2 times per week	100.0	35.8	11.0	46.9	31.7	10.8	10.6
3-6 times per week	100.0	29.1	14.5	43.6	32.5	11.5	12.3
Daily	100.0	23.1	18.7	41.7	35.2	11.9	11.2
Total	100.0	36.3	12.1	48.4	28.4	10.4	12.8
	Median length of stay (days)
No use in the past month	78	105	47		52	59	68
1-3 times in the past month	68	100	34		44	55	64
1-2 times per week	69	112	34		44	56	62
3-6 times per week	57	106	19		42	48	56
Daily	46	103	13		38	40	57
Total	68	105	29		45	53	64
	Average length of stay (days)
No use in the past month	112	136	88		87	95	104
1-3 times in the past month	105	135	76		79	92	104
1-2 times per week	107	145	80		80	96	103
3-6 times per week	101	146	66		80	90	103
Daily	96	148	68		76	87	105
Total	106	139	77		81	92	104
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.