Methadone detoxification is a process which must be supervised by drug addiction professionals within a drug rehabilitation center who recognize how challenging and difficult methadone detoxification can be. Methadone detox is known to be far more serious in terms of symptoms and duration than even heroin detox, and users frequently 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 strict supervision at a drug rehabilitation program which has experience in handling this type of detoxification, and where the person can receive additional recovery services to handle all addiction issues.