Table 7.3 Discharges aged 12 and older from detoxification. Characteristics at admission, by treatment completion/transfer: 2009 Number, percent distribution, treatment completion/transfer rate, and median length of stay (LOS) |
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[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by the 44 States and jurisdictions that offered substance abuse detoxification and reported these data to TEDS.] | |||||
Characteristics at admission | No. of
detoxifica- tion discharges |
Completed
treatment or transferred to further treatment (percent distribution) |
Did not
complete treatment or transfer to further treatment (percent distribution) |
Rate of
treatment completion or transfer to further treatment |
Median
LOS (days) among treatment completers |
326,365 | 77.0 | 4 | |||
Gender | |||||
Male | 242,820 | 74.5 | 74.2 | 77.1 | 4 |
Female | 83,529 | 25.5 | 25.8 | 76.8 | 4 |
Total | 326,349 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 77.0 | 4 |
Age at admission | |||||
12 to 20 years | 13,634 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 73.0 | 5 |
21 to 30 years | 76,138 | 21.8 | 28.3 | 72.1 | 5 |
31 to 40 years | 76,128 | 22.8 | 25.2 | 75.2 | 4 |
41 to 50 years | 105,391 | 33.4 | 28.7 | 79.6 | 4 |
Over 50 years | 55,074 | 18.1 | 12.8 | 82.5 | 4 |
Total | 326,365 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 77.0 | 4 |
Race/ethnicity | |||||
White (non-Hispanic) | 187,477 | 57.3 | 61.3 | 76.1 | 4 |
Black (non-Hispanic) | 69,387 | 22.2 | 19.4 | 79.6 | 4 |
Hispanic origin | 47,117 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 77.8 | 4 |
Other | 18,139 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 80.1 | 3 |
Total | 322,120 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 77.3 | 4 |
Primary substance | |||||
Alcohol | 178,070 | 57.6 | 44.5 | 81.3 | 4 |
Opiates | 101,400 | 28.3 | 40.5 | 70.1 | 5 |
Marijuana/hashish | 6,486 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 75.2 | 6 |
Cocaine | 23,437 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 76.5 | 4 |
Stimulants | 9,695 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 76.1 | 4 |
Other/unknown | 7,277 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 75.4 | 6 |
Total | 326,365 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 77.0 | 4 |
Frequency of use | |||||
No use in the past month | 5,682 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 75.9 | 6 |
Some use | 73,908 | 25.3 | 14.2 | 85.7 | 3 |
Daily use | 245,176 | 73.0 | 84.0 | 74.4 | 5 |
Total | 324,766 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 77.0 | 4 |
No. of prior treatment episodes | |||||
None | 77,626 | 32.1 | 42.6 | 71.4 | 4 |
1 or more | 147,333 | 67.9 | 57.4 | 79.7 | 4 |
Total | 224,959 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 76.9 | 4 |
Treatment referral source | |||||
Criminal justice/DUI | 34,572 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 79.9 | 3 |
Self or individual | 198,401 | 58.9 | 69.8 | 73.9 | 5 |
Health care/community | 90,010 | 30.0 | 20.8 | 82.8 | 4 |
Total | 322,983 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 77.0 | 4 |
Employment status1 | |||||
Employed | 42,766 | 14.4 | 11.7 | 80.7 | 4 |
Unemployed/Not in labor force | 267,743 | 85.6 | 88.3 | 76.6 | 4 |
Total | 310,509 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 77.2 | 4 |
Years of education1 | |||||
Fewer than 12 years | 90,523 | 28.8 | 30.7 | 76.1 | 4 |
12 years (or GED) | 141,909 | 45.6 | 46.7 | 76.7 | 4 |
More than 12 years | 77,086 | 25.6 | 22.6 | 79.3 | 4 |
Total | 309,518 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 77.2 | 4 |
1 Includes only discharges aged 16 and above for employment status and aged 18 and older for years of education. | |||||
NOTE: In LOS calculations, missing values of the associated variables were excluded. | |||||
SOURCE: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 10.10.11. |