Table 8.6 Year 2004 discharges from DETOXIFICATION1 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 26 States and jurisdictions that offered substance abuse detoxification 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 | 211,161 | 131,476 | 28,706 | 160,182 | 34,570 | 4,512 | 11,897 |
Number | |||||||
No use in the past month | 4,987 | 1,314 | 1,538 | 2,852 | 485 | 134 | 1,516 |
1-3 times in the past month | 13,559 | 10,912 | 1,316 | 12,228 | 831 | 174 | 326 |
1-2 times per week | 16,166 | 13,368 | 1,294 | 14,662 | 1,092 | 155 | 257 |
3-6 times per week | 21,957 | 15,186 | 3,728 | 18,914 | 2,229 | 279 | 535 |
Daily | 126,419 | 73,007 | 19,532 | 92,539 | 26,286 | 3,480 | 4,114 |
No. of discharges | 183,088 | 113,787 | 27,408 | 141,195 | 30,923 | 4,222 | 6,748 |
Column percent | |||||||
No use in the past month | 2.7 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 22.5 |
1-3 times in the past month | 7.4 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1-2 times per week | 8.8 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
3-6 times per week | 12.0 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.9 |
Daily | 69.0 | 64.2 | 71.3 | 65.5 | 85.0 | 82.4 | 61.0 |
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 | 26.3 | 30.8 | 57.2 | 9.7 | 2.7 | 30.4 |
1-3 times in the past month | 100.0 | 80.5 | 9.7 | 90.2 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 |
1-2 times per week | 100.0 | 82.7 | 8.0 | 90.7 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
3-6 times per week | 100.0 | 69.2 | 17.0 | 86.1 | 10.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 |
Daily | 100.0 | 57.8 | 15.5 | 73.2 | 20.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
Total | 100.0 | 62.1 | 15.0 | 77.1 | 16.9 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
Median length of stay (days) | |||||||
No use in the past month | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | |
1-3 times in the past month | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
1-2 times per week | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
3-6 times per week | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Daily | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Total | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Average length of stay (days) | |||||||
No use in the past month | 43 | 37 | 34 | 60 | 46 | 53 | |
1-3 times in the past month | 8 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 34 | 16 | |
1-2 times per week | 7 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 14 | |
3-6 times per week | 12 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 12 | |
Daily | 11 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 8 | |
Total | 12 | 8 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 19 | |
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. |