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) |
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[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. |