Methadone detoxification is a course of action which should be supervised by addiction professionals within a drug rehab program who recognize how difficult and challenging methadone detox can be. Methadone detoxification is regarded to be far more severe 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 detoxification must only be done under strict supervision at a drug rehabilitation facility which has experience in dealing with this type of detoxification, and where the individual can receive further rehabilitation services to address all addiction issues.