Methadone detoxification is a process which should be supervised by drug addiction professionals within a drug treatment program who recognize 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 individuals often revert back to methadone to ease withdrawal symptoms or, worse yet, turn to heroin or prescription opioids to ease symptoms. This is why methadone detoxification must only be done under close supervision at a drug treatment program which has experience in dealing with this type of detoxification, and where the person can receive additional rehabilitation services to address all addiction issues.