Table 5.9 Year 2005 discharges from SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL treatment¹ by treatment referral source, according to reason for discharge: TEDS 2005 Number, percent distribution, and median and average lengths of stay
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by 31 States and jurisdictions that offered short-term residential substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Treatment referral source	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
Treatment referral source	Total	Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges	128,756	72,221	22,452	94,673	19,760	9,300	5,023
	Number
Self- or individual	36,406	18,782	6,493	25,275	6,697	2,763	1,671
Criminal justice/DUI	24,894	14,805	4,544	19,349	2,298	2,386	861
Alcohol/drug abuse care provider	36,697	21,859	5,679	27,538	5,606	2,272	1,281
Other health care provider	11,457	7,053	1,323	8,376	1,957	654	470
Other community referral	13,086	6,986	2,789	9,775	2,067	799	445
No. of discharges	122,540	69,485	20,828	90,313	18,625	8,874	4,728
	Column percent
Self- or individual	29.7	27.0	31.2	28.0	36.0	31.1	35.3
Criminal justice/DUI	20.3	21.3	21.8	21.4	12.3	26.9	18.2
Alcohol/drug abuse care provider	29.9	31.5	27.3	30.5	30.1	25.6	27.1
Other health care provider	9.3	10.2	6.4	9.3	10.5	7.4	9.9
Other community referral	10.7	10.1	13.4	10.8	11.1	9.0	9.4
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Self- or individual	100.0	51.6	17.8	69.4	18.4	7.6	4.6
Criminal justice/DUI	100.0	59.5	18.3	77.7	9.2	9.6	3.5
Alcohol/drug abuse care provider	100.0	59.6	15.5	75.0	15.3	6.2	3.5
Other health care provider	100.0	61.6	11.5	73.1	17.1	5.7	4.1
Other community referral	100.0	53.4	21.3	74.7	15.8	6.1	3.4
Total	100.0	56.7	17.0	73.7	15.2	7.2	3.9
	Median length of stay (days)
Self- or individual	20	24	24		7	14	10
Criminal justice/DUI	25	27	27		10	18	16
Alcohol/drug abuse care provider	19	25	14		6	11	8
Other health care provider	17	21	21		6	12	8
Other community referral	25	27	27		8	16	9
Total	21	25	21		7	14	10
	Average length of stay (days)
Self- or individual	26	25	28		20	30	49
Criminal justice/DUI	33	31	35		33	35	49
Alcohol/drug abuse care provider	20	24	17		10	15	16
Other health care provider	23	23	30		18	22	36
Other community referral	29	30	34		24	26	32
Total	26	26	27		19	26	37
¹ Excludes records where opioid replacement therapy was planned.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 10.03.06.