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Table C.7
DETOXIFICATION discharges:
Average length of stay in treatment (mean), maximum length of stay, and standard deviation of the mean: TEDS 2004
DETOX: Gender Mean Maximum Standard deviation
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plete
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All  11.4   8.1  23.1  12.6  15.8  14.3 1,446 1,406 1,416 1,446 1,364 1,081  67.9  50.8 108.8  79.9  74.0  59.6
Male  10.7   7.5  22.6  12.1  16.9  13.6 1,446 1,400 1,416 1,446 1,364   960  65.4  48.0 107.6  79.5  78.6  57.6
Female  13.4   9.9  24.2  13.8  13.0  16.5 1,406 1,406 1,395 1,323 1,180 1,081  74.6  58.9 111.5  81.1  60.6  66.0
DETOX: Age Mean Maximum Standard deviation
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plete
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fer
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All  11.4   8.1  23.1  12.6  15.8  14.3 1,446 1,406 1,416 1,446 1,364 1,081  68.0  50.9 108.8  80.0  74.1  59.6
<15  17.3   9.8  33.9  12.8  85.8   4.9   637   156    77    78   637     8  47.8  17.9  18.8  18.7 207.1 2.2
15-19  13.0   9.6  27.7  16.3  15.6   6.8 1,231 1,140 1,231 1,179   381   447  59.2  47.5  74.8  90.8  41.4  32.3
20-29  11.2   8.3  23.5  11.5  14.1  10.6 1,446 1,400 1,316 1,446   974   988  66.9  50.6 109.3  75.2  62.7  53.9
30-39  13.7   9.3  30.0  14.2  16.3  17.1 1,416 1,406 1,416 1,338 1,364   870  80.3  59.3 134.0  86.7  83.1  64.7
40-49  10.8   7.8  19.5  13.0  16.1  16.3 1,405 1,361 1,405 1,329 1,113 1,081  65.1  50.3  96.4  81.9  74.2  64.9
50+   7.5   5.6  12.9   8.2  17.3  15.0 1,414 1,281 1,336 1,414 1,029   637  43.9  31.4  66.6  58.0  83.4  55.9
DETOX: Race/ethnicity Mean Maximum Standard deviation
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All  11.4   8.1  23.0  12.6  15.9  14.3 1,446 1,406 1,416 1,446 1,364 1,081  67.9  50.8 108.6  79.9  74.2  59.6
White  10.6   8.2  17.7  11.3  12.0  15.3 1,446 1,406 1,395 1,446 1,072 1,081  61.1  49.2  87.2  73.2  56.0  60.2
Black  20.1  12.7  39.1  25.0  32.2  15.3 1,416 1,357 1,416 1,414 1,364   988 105.3  76.1 157.7 123.3 122.8  69.5
Hispanic   5.0   4.0  11.5   5.9   6.9  11.4 1,391   912 1,248 1,391   335   758  28.2  16.6  53.0  44.3  27.6  51.4
Other   7.2   4.8  18.2   7.1  14.6   8.3 1,361 1,361 1,099 1,128   381   508  39.6  31.9  57.7  46.4  52.0  42.4
DETOX: Primary substance Mean Maximum Standard deviation
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plete
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All  11.4   8.1  23.1  12.6  15.8  14.3 1,446 1,406 1,416 1,446 1,364 1,081  67.9  50.8 108.8  79.9  74.0  59.6
Alcohol   8.1   5.8  19.1  12.7  14.3   5.9 1,446 1,361 1,395 1,446 1,113   960  57.4  42.9  96.3  83.8  73.6  39.3
Opiates  10.1   9.9  15.6   8.3   9.1  12.6 1,414 1,406 1,260 1,414   974   501  55.4  51.8  73.8  55.7  42.5  47.1
Cocaine  26.2  15.9  42.8  35.4  41.6  18.4 1,416 1,398 1,416 1,302 1,364 1,081 121.8  84.7 165.8 147.3 139.6  85.6
Marijuana  24.8  16.3  32.9  38.4  26.3  21.7 1,339 1,212 1,339 1,196   961   389  99.6  75.1 108.6 153.5  82.5  60.5
Stimulants   9.5   7.5  14.7   8.0  14.4  12.1 1,386   613 1,386   911   272   629  45.1  22.8  75.6  45.6  36.2  51.7
Other/unk  21.8  10.5  13.8   8.9  13.1  55.1 1,400 1,400 1,040 1,128   637   870  77.4  57.1  75.1  67.1  56.8 103.4
DETOX: Frequency Mean Maximum Standard deviation
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plete
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All  11.8   8.1  23.0  13.4  15.6  19.1 1,446 1,406 1,416 1,446 1,364   988  70.6  53.0 108.4  83.2  74.0  62.6
No past mth  43.5  37.1  34.2  59.8  46.5  52.9 1,406 1,406 1,277 1,338   961   864 127.3 136.2 121.6 188.2 113.2  97.4
1-3 past mth   8.5   3.9  30.1  25.7  33.8  15.8 1,386 1,257 1,386 1,098 1,364   620  61.2  33.6 127.2 118.5 132.4  62.3
1-2 past wk   6.8   3.5  25.9  22.5  14.7  14.4 1,361 1,361 1,308 1,237   214   483  53.5  29.2 113.1 123.1  32.7  54.4
3-6 past wk  12.4   6.8  28.3  22.8  26.6  12.0 1,446 1,400 1,416 1,446   992   605  77.9  49.8 128.6 113.0  88.8  52.6
Daily  11.5   9.4  20.4  11.0  12.6   8.1 1,414 1,398 1,405 1,414 1,180   988  68.6  56.5 101.1  72.7  67.3  39.2
DETOX: Age at 1st use Mean Maximum Standard deviation
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All  11.6   8.1  27.1  14.1  15.7   7.8 1,446 1,406 1,416 1,446 1,364 1,081  71.4  53.0 120.0  86.5  73.1  47.9
12 & under  15.1   9.6  29.7  22.5  14.4  13.8 1,406 1,406 1,314 1,349 1,113   988  87.8  65.2 122.7 124.2  60.9  76.8
13-14  16.1  10.1  39.5  22.2  22.3   7.5 1,446 1,333 1,405 1,446 1,180   758  92.8  66.7 151.6 120.1 100.7  44.9
15-16  13.0   8.7  35.6  17.0  17.1   4.7 1,398 1,398 1,395 1,323 1,364 1,081  81.6  61.3 145.6  95.9  89.6  35.8
17-18   9.5   6.7  22.2  14.0  15.9   5.9 1,329 1,249 1,305 1,329   974   781  61.8  47.0 101.0  85.6  73.3  35.2
19-20   9.7   6.4  25.3  12.2  14.2   5.9 1,414 1,281 1,286 1,414 1,146   444  60.9  38.2 113.4  80.7  75.7  32.5
21-25   9.3   7.2  20.8   8.4  12.5  10.9 1,400   996 1,400 1,225   659   668  54.0  39.1 103.4  51.5  46.2  56.2
26+   8.8   7.8  13.6   7.7  13.8  11.2 1,416 1,357 1,416 1,146   716   864  47.2  41.3  70.6  42.5  52.5  52.5
DETOX: Prior treatment Mean Maximum Standard deviation
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All  11.1   8.0  23.0  13.1  15.6   4.7 1,446 1,406 1,416 1,446 1,364   988  69.6  52.3 109.5  83.7  75.8  28.7
No prior  12.1   7.8  28.4  19.7  18.2   3.3 1,446 1,398 1,416 1,446 1,113   988  76.6  55.5 125.1 106.1  75.3  25.3
1 prior  14.1   9.0  27.5  17.9  25.4   6.0 1,364 1,295 1,351 1,327 1,364   526  81.7  56.5 123.3 100.5 105.0  26.9
2 prior  13.4  11.0  20.7  15.5  17.1   8.0 1,406 1,406 1,405 1,349 1,180   960  79.9  69.8 100.5  96.2  82.7  44.9
3 prior   9.2   7.5  14.9   8.8  21.3   5.8 1,263 1,263 1,209 1,237 1,146   551  57.4  46.9  78.5  60.3 110.6  31.4
4 prior   8.4   6.6  15.7   9.0  10.1   6.1 1,338 1,167 1,269 1,338   527   274  52.9  39.7  80.7  67.0  41.1  24.0
5+ prior   6.7   6.3  11.6   5.2   7.6   6.2 1,286 1,258 1,286 1,251   707   483  37.3  28.1  64.2  39.9  42.4  29.5
DETOX: Referral source Mean Maximum Standard deviation
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All  11.4   8.0  24.1  12.8  15.3  13.9 1,446 1,406 1416 1,446 1,364   988  68.7  51.1 111.8  81.3  73.5  57.8
Individual  12.2   9.2  25.4  10.2  12.7  28.0 1,416 1,398 1416 1,414 1,364   960  69.5  54.3 116.4  68.4  72.3  80.8
Crim justice  10.4   6.2  29.5  27.4  29.9   2.4 1,391 1,357 1316 1,391   992   580  70.4  49.5 120.4 133.2  96.0  17.2
A/D care prov   8.5   6.3  12.8  11.3  14.1   6.3 1,406 1,406 1249 1,211   716   781  57.6  41.2  80.3  76.9  62.8  36.1
Other hlth care  13.2   8.1  27.4  15.5  14.0  25.0 1,400 1,400 1400 1,338   686   988  76.6  53.4 119.4  91.3  62.4  89.5
School  15.7   8.6  34.8   9.0   3.3   2.5   725   216 725   170     6     3  65.6  26.9 114.9  31.7   2.5   0.8
Employer  26.3  12.9  34.8 103.0   6.5   5.2 1,258   825 801 1,258    11    35 119.3  58.1 100.6 294.0   3.7   5.9
Oth community   8.9   5.4  21.9  19.6  19.3  14.3 1,446 1,284 1336 1,446   466   629  59.2  39.8 102.7 102.5  56.0  51.3
DETOX: Employment Mean Maximum Standard deviation
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All  11.1   8.1  25.2  12.6  15.3   6.7 1,446 1,406 1416 1,446 1,364   988  68.0  51.4 114.1  80.0  70.0  39.9
Employed   9.6   6.8  25.0  17.2  19.4   4.0 1,416 1,398 1416 1,258 1,072   864  64.2  49.2 114.1  95.7  87.8  28.4
Full time   9.3   6.6  25.0  16.3  17.5   4.0 1,398 1,398 1313 1,258 1,072   864  62.8  47.6 114.4  92.3  85.2  30.1
Part time  10.5   7.5  25.0  19.9  24.0   3.8 1,416 1,249 1416 1,146   961   433  68.1  53.3 113.4 105.2  93.5  23.8
Unemployed  12.3   8.0  25.6  15.2  17.0  16.9 1,386 1,361 1386 1,349 1,364   781  69.7  50.3 106.9  88.0  70.0  64.7
Not in lab force  10.9   8.9  24.8  10.0  13.5   5.4 1,446 1,406 1405 1,446 1,180   988  68.2  53.6 122.4  70.2  65.8  35.5
DETOX: Education Mean Maximum Standard deviation
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plete
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fer
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fer
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All  11.1   8.2  23.4  12.5  16.0   7.6 1,446 1,406 1416 1,446 1,364   988  67.8  51.3 110.0  80.0  74.6  44.2
0-8   9.3   7.1  17.4   9.2  16.5  17.9 1,336 1,163 1336 1,329   677   607  56.1  43.5  84.4  64.3  71.7  75.2
9-11  13.5   9.7  27.4  14.7  19.2  11.1 1,446 1,400 1314 1,446 1,364   988  79.1  59.9 120.3  92.7  86.5  59.0
12 or GED  10.3   7.7  22.6  11.3  13.4   7.3 1,416 1,406 1416 1,262 1,146   960  64.5  48.1 112.5  72.8  66.0  40.9
>12  10.9   8.1  22.2  14.0  18.3   4.8 1,414 1,289 1400 1,414 1,072   758  65.2  50.7  99.7  84.4  79.0  31.5
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 2.1.2006.

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