Addiction and dependence to methadone can greatly decrease a methadone addict's quality of life, even if the person is taking methadone as part of an opiate maintenance plan. Unfortunately, methadone maintenance is not treatment for opiate dependence and often leaves an individual in San Ardo addicted to another drug, which can usually causes severe side effects and many other consequences. For this reason, individuals who wish to stop using methadone may undergo a methadone detox at a drug detox facility in the San Ardo area that has experience in this type of detox. There are several drug rehab centers in San Ardo which provide methadone detox services, most of which will also compliment these services with more intensive drug rehab services designed to treat beyond just the physical symptoms of methadone addiction.