Methadone detoxification is a process which must be supervised by substance abuse professionals within a drug treatment facility who understand how challenging and difficult methadone detoxification can be. Methadone detox 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 detoxification must only be done under strict supervision at a drug rehabilitation facility which has practical experience in handling this type of detoxification, and where the individual can receive further recovery services to handle all addiction issues.