Addiction and dependence to methadone can compromise one's quality of life, even if an user is using methadone as part of an opiate maintenance program. Factually, methadone maintenance is not treatment for opiate dependence and simply leaves a treatment client in Salcha, AK. addicted to some other drug, which can result in serious side effects and many other undesirable results. For this reason, methadone users who want to get off of methadone may take part in a methadone detoxification at a drug detox facility in the Salcha, AK. area which has experience in this kind of detoxification. There are many drug rehabilitation programs in Salcha, AK. which offer methadone detoxification services, most of which work to continue with more intensive rehab services aimed at treating beyond just the physical effects of addiction.