Methadone detoxification is a course of action which must be supervised by substance abuse professionals within a drug treatment center who realize how difficult and challenging methadone detoxification 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 alleviate symptoms. This is why methadone detox should only be done under close supervision at a drug rehabilitation facility which has experience in handling this type of detox, and where the individual can receive further recovery services to deal with all addiction issues.