Methadone detoxification is a course of action which must be overseen by addiction professionals within a drug treatment program who realize how difficult and challenging methadone detoxification can be. Methadone detoxification is known to be far more serious 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 rehabilitation center which has experience in handling this type of detox, and where the individual can receive additional rehabilitation services to handle all addiction issues.