Methadone detoxification is a process which should be overseen by addiction professionals within a drug treatment program who recognize how challenging and difficult methadone detoxification can be. Methadone detoxification is known 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 ease symptoms. This is why methadone detox must only be done under close supervision at a drug treatment facility which has practical experience in handling this type of detoxification, and where the individual can receive further recovery services to handle all addiction issues.