Table 6.7
Year 2001 discharges from LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL/REHABILITATION treatment1 by reason for discharge, according to primary substance at admission: TEDS 2001
Number, percent distribution, average length of stay, and median length of stay
[Based on linked discharges and discharge data reported to TEDS by 22 States and jurisdictions.]
Primary substance at admission Total Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
Treatment completed Transferred
to other SA treatment		 Left against professional advice Terminated
by facility		 Incar-cerated Death Other
Number
Alcohol 15,746  5,644 1,591  4,580  3,231  65 17   618
Opiates  6,345  1,609   524  2,432  1,510  23  2   245
Cocaine 11,569  2,944 1,310  3,476  3,330  51  6   452
Marijuana/hashish  5,679  1,549   603  1,498  1,777  44  7   201
Stimulants  4,795  1,152   860  1,868    515  27 11   362
Other/unknown  1,465    460   181    428    285  16  2    93
No. of discharges  45,599 13,358 5,069 14,282 10,648 226 45 1,971
Row percent
Alcohol  100.0   35.8   10.1   29.1   20.5    0.4    0.1    3.9
Opiates  100.0   25.4    8.3   38.3   23.8    0.4   *    3.9
Cocaine  100.0   25.4   11.3   30.0   28.8    0.4    0.1    3.9
Marijuana/hashish  100.0   27.3   10.6   26.4   31.3    0.8    0.1    3.5
Stimulants  100.0   24.0   17.9   39.0   10.7    0.6    0.2    7.5
Other/unknown  100.0   31.4   12.4   29.2   19.5    1.1    0.1    6.3
Total   100.0   29.3   11.1   31.3   23.4    0.5    0.1    4.3
Column percent
Alcohol   34.5   42.3   31.4   32.1   30.3   28.8   37.8   31.4
Opiates   13.9   12.0   10.3   17.0   14.2   10.2    4.4   12.4
Cocaine   25.4   22.0   25.8   24.3   31.3   22.6   13.3   22.9
Marijuana/hashish   12.5   11.6   11.9   10.5   16.7   19.5   15.6   10.2
Stimulants   10.5    8.6   17.0   13.1    4.8   11.9   24.4   18.4
Other/unknown    3.2    3.4    3.6    3.0    2.7    7.1    4.4    4.7
Total   100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0
Average length of stay (days)
Alcohol 57 77 45 36 60 45  36 47
Opiates 55 87 54 34 58 54 §  31
Cocaine 56 77 48 34 65 57 §  41
Marijuana/hashish 66 101 46 40 68 55 §  46
Stimulants 48 85 65 20 48 66 109 31
Other/unknown 61 90 36 35 73 87 §  46
Total  57 82 50 34 62 56  68 41
Median length of stay (days)
Alcohol 31 62 29 20 28 30 24 22
Opiates 29 69 33 16 30 41 §  14
Cocaine 28 60 30 16 28 42 §  16
Marijuana/hashish 36 87 30 19 36 30 §  22
Stimulants 25 73 35 10 29 43 41 13
Other/unknown 36 75 28 19 41 42 §  21
Total  30 67 30 17 29 35 34 18
1 Excludes records where methadone use was planned.
* Less than 0.05 percent.
§ Low precision; no estimate reported.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) - 5.31.03.