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