Methadone detoxification is a process which should be overseen by substance abuse professionals within a drug treatment center who understand how challenging and difficult methadone detoxification can be. Methadone detox is regarded to be far more serious in terms of symptoms and duration than even heroin detox, and users often revert back to methadone to ease withdrawal symptoms or, worse yet, turn to heroin or prescription opioids to ease symptoms. This is why methadone detoxification must only be done under strict supervision at a drug rehab program which has experience in handling this type of detoxification, and where the person can receive further rehabilitation services to handle all addiction issues.