Methadone detoxification is a process which should be overseen by substance abuse professionals within a drug treatment facility who realize how difficult and challenging methadone detox can be. Methadone detox is regarded to be far more severe in terms of symptoms and duration than even heroin detox, and individuals often revert back to methadone to relieve 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 experience in handling this type of detoxification, and where the individual can receive additional treatment services to deal with all addiction issues.