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 TABLE 3.-SUMMARY OF VA DRUG DEPENDENCE PROGRAM-Continued

 VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL SERVICES


 7otal (f cral Year 1,)7-)


 Oct. 1, 1976',
 .Vo'. 40, 170 through
 Nov. 30, l)-W0


 Outpaticnl Care

Outpatients remaining-end of prior period-_ 7, 985 7,905
Total gains ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 868 1,794
Total losses ...... -- -974 1,879
Outpatients remaining- end of period --------------------------------------------- 7, S71 7, 871
Visits made ------------------------------------------------------------------- 99, 046 201 369


 VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION DRUG I)EPENDENCE TREATMENT CENTERS


 Outpatient Care

Total outpatients remaining-end of prior period ---------------------------------- 7, 370 7, 337

Gains:
 From station inpatient care ------------------------------------------------- 492 970
 Transfer from other VA facility ----------------------------------------------11 50
 To prebed care- ------------------------------------------------------------ 31 74
 To ambulatory care --------------------------------------------------------- 259 492

 Total gains- ----------------------------------------------------------- 793 1,586

Losses:
 Treatment completed- ------------------------------------------------------ 174 361
 Treatment not completed --------------------------------------------------- 400 693
 To station inpatient care --------------------------------------------------- 149 261
 Transfer to other VA facility- -------------------------- ---------------- 21 4S
 Referred outside VA ------------------------------------------------------- 19 38
 Patients rejecting care ------------------------------------------------------55 89
 Disciplinary action_ -------------------------------------------------------- 42 89
 Other- -5-------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 106

 Total losses- ----------------------------------------------------------- 925 1,685

Outpatients remaining-end of period:
 Detoxification-opiates ----------------------------------------------------- 141 141
 Detoxification-all other ------------------------------------------------------ 5- 8 38

 Total detoxification ---------------------------------------------------- 199 199

Methadone maintenance -------------------------------------------------------- 4,248 4, 218
Drug-free therapy ------------------------------------------------------------- 2,439 2, 439
Other modalities -------------------------------------------------------------- 372 372

 Total outpatients remaining --------------------------------------------7, 258 7, 258