Methadone detoxification is a process which must be overseen by drug addiction professionals within a drug rehab center who understand 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 typically 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 strict supervision at a drug treatment program which has practical experience in handling this type of detoxification, and where the person can receive further treatment services to handle all addiction issues.