Methadone detoxification is a process which should be overseen by substance abuse professionals within a drug treatment center who realize how difficult and challenging methadone detox can be. Methadone detoxification is known to be far more serious in terms of symptoms and duration than even heroin detox, and individuals often revert back to methadone to ease withdrawal symptoms or, worse yet, turn to heroin or prescription opioids to alleviate symptoms. This is why methadone detox should only be done under strict supervision at a drug rehabilitation center which has experience in handling this type of detox, and where the individual can receive additional recovery services to deal with all addiction issues.