Methadone detoxification is a process which should be supervised by addiction professionals within a drug rehabilitation center who understand how difficult and challenging methadone detoxification can be. Methadone detox is known to be far more severe in terms of symptoms and duration than even heroin detox, and users 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 detox must only be done under close supervision at a drug rehab center which has experience in handling this type of detox, and where the individual can receive further rehabilitation services to address all addiction issues.