Methadone detoxification is a course of action which must be overseen by drug addiction professionals within a drug treatment facility who recognize 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 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 strict supervision at a drug rehabilitation program which has experience in dealing with this type of detoxification, and where the individual can receive additional rehabilitation services to handle all addiction issues.