Table 8.2 Discharges aged 12 and older from outpatient medication-assisted opioid therapy. Characteristics at admission, by reason for discharge: 2009 Number
[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	Reason for discharge
	Total	Completed	Transferred to further treatment	Dropped out	Terminated by facility	Other
All intensive outpatient. treatment discharges.	62,564	8,486	10,442	26,285	7,723	9,628
Gender
Male	38,193	4,948	5,830	16,457	4,777	6,181
Female	24,360	3,537	4,612	9,822	2,945	3,444
No. of discharges	62,553	8,485	10,442	26,279	7,722	9,625
Age at admission
12 to 20 years	2,376	487	308	952	303	326
21 to 30 years	18,667	3,013	3,133	7,294	2,499	2,728
31 to 40 years	15,337	1,984	2,508	6,411	2,027	2,407
41 to 50 years	16,167	1,922	2,623	7,164	1,971	2,487
Over 50 years	10,017	1,080	1,870	4,464	923	1,680
No. of discharges	62,564	8,486	10,442	26,285	7,723	9,628
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	36,078	5,780	5,911	14,552	4,672	5,163
Black (non-Hispanic)	10,803	1,099	1,928	4,476	1,492	1,808
Hispanic origin	12,518	1,242	2,027	5,890	1,245	2,114
Other	2,871	342	539	1,326	286	378
No. of discharges	62,270	8,463	10,405	26,244	7,695	9,463
Primary substance
Alcohol	1,486	593	140	408	144	201
Opiates	58,994	7,312	9,994	25,245	7,325	9,118
Marijuana/hashish	724	260	85	190	74	115
Cocaine	566	132	95	176	76	87
Stimulants	165	51	23	59	12	20
Other/unknown	629	138	105	207	92	87
No. of discharges	62,564	8,486	10,442	26,285	7,723	9,628
Frequency of use
No use in the past month	9,787	1,936	2,107	3,190	1,041	1,513
Some use	9,411	1,404	1,847	3,818	1,030	1,312
Daily use	42,784	4,996	6,362	19,176	5,550	6,700
No. of discharges	61,982	8,336	10,316	26,184	7,621	9,525
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	14,701	2,379	2,647	5,891	1,792	1,992
1 or more	45,674	5,836	7,398	19,747	5,508	7,185
No. of discharges	60,375	8,215	10,045	25,638	7,300	9,177
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	3,571	996	576	992	402	605
Self or individual	45,084	5,419	7,349	20,408	5,433	6,475
Health care/community	12,697	1,898	2,379	4,389	1,723	2,308
No. of discharges	61,352	8,313	10,304	25,789	7,558	9,388
Employment status1
Employed	15,114	2,608	2,468	6,357	1,918	1,763
Unemployed/Not in labor force	46,628	5,642	7,834	19,710	5,715	7,727
No. of discharges	61,742	8,250	10,302	26,067	7,633	9,490
Years of education1
Fewer than 12 years	22,147	2,603	3,435	9,585	2,828	3,696
12 years (or GED)	26,909	3,766	4,445	11,432	3,215	4,051
More than 12 years	12,292	1,891	2,290	4,955	1,422	1,734
No. of discharges	61,348	8,260	10,170	25,972	7,465	9,481
1 Includes only discharges aged 16 and above for employment status and aged 18 and older for years of education.
NOTE: The "Other" category includes clients who were discharged because they were incarcerated, died, moved, became ill, were hospitalized, or other reason somewhat out of client's control, or if the client status at discharge was not known.
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.