Methadone detoxification is a process which should be overseen by drug addiction professionals within a drug rehabilitation center who realize how difficult and challenging methadone detox can be. Methadone detox is regarded to be far more severe in terms of symptoms and duration than even heroin detox, and users frequently revert back to methadone to ease withdrawal symptoms or, worse yet, turn to heroin or prescription opioids to alleviate symptoms. This is why methadone detoxification should 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 rehabilitation services to address all addiction issues.