Methadone detoxification is a process which must be supervised by drug addiction professionals within a drug treatment program who realize how challenging and difficult methadone detox can be. Methadone detox is regarded to be far more serious in terms of symptoms and duration than even heroin detox, and individuals 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 program which has practical experience in dealing with this type of detoxification, and where the person can receive further treatment services to address all addiction issues.