Methadone detoxification is a process which should be supervised by drug addiction professionals within a drug rehabilitation facility 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 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 should only be done under close supervision at a drug treatment facility which has experience in handling this type of detoxification, and where the individual can receive additional treatment services to deal with all addiction issues.