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