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