Methadone detoxification is a process which must be overseen by substance abuse professionals within a drug treatment center who realize how difficult and challenging methadone detoxification can be. Methadone detox is known to be far more serious in terms of symptoms and duration than even heroin detox, and individuals 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 detox must only be done under close supervision at a drug rehabilitation facility which has experience in handling this type of detox, and where the person can receive additional recovery services to deal with all addiction issues.