Addiction and dependence to methadone can greatly decrease a methadone user'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 an individual in Hayward, California dependent to another substance of abuse, which can cause severe side effects and a number of other consequences. This is why, methadone users who wish to stop using methadone can undergo a methadone detox at a drug rehab in the Hayward area which has experience in this form of detoxification. There are many drug rehabilitation programs in Hayward, California which deliver methadone detox services, most of which will also follow this up with specialized rehab services aimed at treating far more than just the physical effects of addiction.