Table 6.8 Year 2005 discharges from LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL treatment1 by number of prior treatment episodes, 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 34 States and jurisdictions that offered long-term residential substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
No. of prior treatment episodes	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
		Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges	117,142	45,422	15,166	60,588	36,003	10,214	10,337
	Number
None	39,451	15,406	6,695	22,101	11,302	2,456	3,592
1 prior treatment episode	26,857	11,146	3,515	14,661	7,790	1,993	2,413
2 prior treatment episodes	15,677	6,420	1,803	8,223	4,519	1,465	1,470
3 prior treatment episodes	9,140	3,677	1,027	4,704	2,641	973	822
4 prior treatment episodes	5,283	2,110	593	2,703	1,569	560	451
5 or more prior treatment episodes	12,857	4,603	1,176	5,779	4,441	1,549	1,088
No. of discharges	109,265	43,362	14,809	58,171	32,262	8,996	9,836
	Column percent
None	36.1	35.5	45.2	38.0	35.0	27.3	36.5
1 prior treatment episode	24.6	25.7	23.7	25.2	24.1	22.2	24.5
2 prior treatment episodes	14.3	14.8	12.2	14.1	14.0	16.3	14.9
3 prior treatment episodes	8.4	8.5	6.9	8.1	8.2	10.8	8.4
4 prior treatment episodes	4.8	4.9	4.0	4.6	4.9	6.2	4.6
5 or more prior treatment episodes	11.8	10.6	7.9	9.9	13.8	17.2	11.1
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
None	100.0	39.1	17.0	56.0	28.6	6.2	9.1
1 prior treatment episode	100.0	41.5	13.1	54.6	29.0	7.4	9.0
2 prior treatment episodes	100.0	41.0	11.5	52.5	28.8	9.3	9.4
3 prior treatment episodes	100.0	40.2	11.2	51.5	28.9	10.6	9.0
4 prior treatment episodes	100.0	39.9	11.2	51.2	29.7	10.6	8.5
5 or more prior treatment episodes	100.0	35.8	9.1	44.9	34.5	12.0	8.5
Total	100.0	39.7	13.6	53.2	29.5	8.2	9.0
	Median length of stay (days)
None	44	89	29		20	42	38
1 prior treatment episode	56	90	32		24	48	45
2 prior treatment episodes	60	90	39		29	49	43
3 prior treatment episodes	62	91	44		30	49	45
4 prior treatment episodes	64	96	51		31	52	49
5 or more prior treatment episodes	58	102	45		30	49	40
Total	54	90	32		25	47	42
	Average length of stay (days)
None	81	115	61		51	83	67
1 prior treatment episode	94	131	71		58	85	76
2 prior treatment episodes	100	141	71		65	86	78
3 prior treatment episodes	96	136	74		61	79	75
4 prior treatment episodes	98	141	79		59	77	79
5 or more prior treatment episodes	87	136	71		52	70	66
Total	90	128	67		56	81	72
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.