Methadone detoxification is a course of action which should be overseen by drug addiction professionals within a drug treatment facility who recognize how difficult and challenging methadone detox can be. Methadone detox is regarded to be far more serious 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 detoxification should only be done under close supervision at a drug treatment facility which has experience in handling this type of detoxification, and where the individual can receive further treatment services to deal with all addiction issues.