Table 8.3 Discharges aged 12 and older from outpatient medication-assisted opioid therapy. Characteristics at admission, by treatment completion/transfer: 2009 Number, percent distribution, treatment completion/transfer rate, and median length of stay (LOS)
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by the 38 States and jurisdictions that offered outpatient medication-assisted opioid therapy and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission	No of outpatient med.-asst. opi. ther. 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
	62,564			30.3	197
Gender
Male	38,193	56.9	62.8	28.2	195
Female	24,360	43.1	37.2	33.5	203
Total	62,553	100.0	100.0	30.3	197
Age at admission
12 to 20 years	2,376	4.2	3.6	33.5	145
21 to 30 years	18,667	32.5	28.7	32.9	165
31 to 40 years	15,337	23.7	24.9	29.3	220
41 to 50 years	16,167	24.0	26.6	28.1	248
Over 50 years	10,017	15.6	16.2	29.4	263
Total	62,564	100.0	100.0	30.3	197
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	36,078	62.0	56.2	32.4	180
Black (non-Hispanic)	10,803	16.0	17.9	28.0	201
Hispanic origin	12,518	17.3	21.3	26.1	327
Other	2,871	4.7	4.6	30.7	210
Total	62,270	100.0	100.0	30.3	197
Primary substance
Alcohol	1,486	3.9	1.7	49.3	91
Opiates	58,994	91.4	95.5	29.3	232
Marijuana/hashish	724	1.8	0.9	47.7	106
Cocaine	566	1.2	0.8	40.1	105
Stimulants	165	0.4	0.2	44.8	118
Other/unknown	629	1.3	0.9	38.6	179
Total	62,564	100.0	100.0	30.3	197
Frequency of use
No use in the past month	9,787	21.7	13.3	41.3	197
Some use	9,411	17.4	14.2	34.5	155
Daily use	42,784	60.9	72.5	26.5	207
Total	61,982	100.0	100.0	30.1	197
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	14,701	27.5	23.0	34.2	162
1 or more	45,674	72.5	77.0	29.0	203
Total	60,375	100.0	100.0	30.2	188
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	3,571	8.4	4.7	44.0	118
Self or individual	45,084	68.6	75.6	28.3	243
Health care/community	12,697	23.0	19.7	33.7	153
Total	61,352	100.0	100.0	30.3	196
Employment status1
Employed	15,114	27.4	23.2	33.6	244
Unemployed/Not in labor force	46,628	72.6	76.8	28.9	179
Total	61,742	100.0	100.0	30.0	197
Years of education1
Fewer than 12 years	22,147	32.8	37.5	27.3	197
12 years (or GED)	26,909	44.6	43.6	30.5	197
More than 12 years	12,292	22.7	18.9	34.0	210
Total	61,348	100.0	100.0	30.0	200
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.