Methadone detoxification is a process which must be overseen by addiction professionals within a drug rehabilitation center who understand how challenging and difficult methadone detox can be. Methadone detoxification is known to be far more serious 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 ease symptoms. This is why methadone detoxification should only be done under strict supervision at a drug treatment 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.