Methadone detoxification is a process which should be supervised by addiction professionals within a drug rehab facility who realize how difficult and challenging methadone detox can be. Methadone detox is regarded to be far more serious 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 relieve symptoms. This is why methadone detoxification should only be done under close supervision at a drug treatment center which has experience in handling this type of detoxification, and where the individual can receive additional treatment services to handle all addiction issues.