Methadone detoxification is a process which should be supervised by substance abuse professionals within a drug treatment center who recognize how challenging and difficult 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 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 detox must only be done under strict supervision at a drug rehabilitation center which has experience in handling this type of detoxification, and where the individual can receive additional recovery services to address all addiction issues.