Methadone detoxification is a process which must be supervised by substance abuse professionals within a drug treatment center who realize how challenging and difficult methadone detox can be. Methadone detoxification is known to be far more severe in terms of symptoms and duration than even heroin detox, and individuals typically 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 detox, and where the individual can receive further treatment services to deal with all addiction issues.