Methadone detoxification is a process which must be supervised by substance abuse professionals within a drug rehabilitation center who recognize how challenging and difficult methadone detoxification can be. Methadone detoxification is regarded to be far more severe 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 relieve symptoms. This is why methadone detoxification should only be done under strict supervision at a drug treatment program which has experience in handling this type of detox, and where the person can receive additional treatment services to handle all addiction issues.