Methadone detoxification is a process which must be supervised by addiction professionals within a drug treatment program who realize how challenging and difficult 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 relieve symptoms. This is why methadone detox should only be done under close supervision at a drug treatment program which has practical experience in handling this type of detoxification, and where the individual can receive further recovery services to deal with all addiction issues.