Table 8.7 Year 2004 discharges from DETOXIFICATION1 by age at first 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 26 States and jurisdictions that offered substance abuse detoxification and reported these data to TEDS.] | |||||||
Age at first use | Total | Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment | |||||
Completed | Transferred | Completed or transferred |
Dropped out |
Terminated | Other | ||
Total discharges | 211,161 | 131,476 | 28,706 | 160,182 | 34,570 | 4,512 | 11,897 |
Number | |||||||
12 years or under | 20,641 | 12,740 | 3,457 | 16,197 | 2,814 | 538 | 1,092 |
13 to 14 years | 23,365 | 14,969 | 3,327 | 18,296 | 3,296 | 538 | 1,235 |
15 to 16 years | 35,530 | 23,490 | 4,247 | 27,737 | 5,068 | 771 | 1,954 |
17 to 18 years | 30,915 | 20,936 | 3,069 | 24,005 | 4,636 | 682 | 1,592 |
19 to 20 years | 16,507 | 10,607 | 1,805 | 12,412 | 2,869 | 423 | 803 |
21 to 25 years | 23,554 | 15,029 | 2,822 | 17,851 | 4,197 | 643 | 863 |
Over 25 years | 27,718 | 17,189 | 3,760 | 20,949 | 5,429 | 719 | 621 |
No. of discharges | 178,230 | 114,960 | 22,487 | 137,447 | 28,309 | 4,314 | 8,160 |
Column percent | |||||||
12 years or under | 11.6 | 11.1 | 15.4 | 11.8 | 9.9 | 12.5 | 13.4 |
13 to 14 years | 13.1 | 13.0 | 14.8 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 12.5 | 15.1 |
15 to 16 years | 19.9 | 20.4 | 18.9 | 20.2 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 23.9 |
17 to 18 years | 17.3 | 18.2 | 13.6 | 17.5 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 19.5 |
19 to 20 years | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
21 to 25 years | 13.2 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 10.6 |
Over 25 years | 15.6 | 15.0 | 16.7 | 15.2 | 19.2 | 16.7 | 7.6 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Row percent | |||||||
12 years or under | 100.0 | 61.7 | 16.7 | 78.5 | 13.6 | 2.6 | 5.3 |
13 to 14 years | 100.0 | 64.1 | 14.2 | 78.3 | 14.1 | 2.3 | 5.3 |
15 to 16 years | 100.0 | 66.1 | 12.0 | 78.1 | 14.3 | 2.2 | 5.5 |
17 to 18 years | 100.0 | 67.7 | 9.9 | 77.6 | 15.0 | 2.2 | 5.1 |
19 to 20 years | 100.0 | 64.3 | 10.9 | 75.2 | 17.4 | 2.6 | 4.9 |
21 to 25 years | 100.0 | 63.8 | 12.0 | 75.8 | 17.8 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
Over 25 years | 100.0 | 62.0 | 13.6 | 75.6 | 19.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
Total | 100.0 | 64.5 | 12.6 | 77.1 | 15.9 | 2.4 | 4.6 |
Median length of stay (days) | |||||||
12 years or under | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
13 to 14 years | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
15 to 16 years | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
17 to 18 years | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
19 to 20 years | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
21 to 25 years | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Over 25 years | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Total | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Average length of stay (days) | |||||||
12 years or under | 15 | 10 | 30 | 23 | 14 | 14 | |
13 to 14 years | 16 | 10 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 7 | |
15 to 16 years | 13 | 9 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 5 | |
17 to 18 years | 10 | 7 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 6 | |
19 to 20 years | 10 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 6 | |
21 to 25 years | 9 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 11 | |
Over 25 years | 9 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 11 | |
Total | 12 | 8 | 27 | 14 | 16 | 8 | |
1 Includes free-standing residential detoxification (n = 189,870; 90 percent), hospital detoxification (n = 14,672; 7 percent), and ambulatory detoxification (n = 6,619; 3 percent). 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. |