Methadone detoxification is a process which should be overseen by addiction professionals within a drug rehabilitation facility who recognize how difficult and challenging methadone detox can be. Methadone detox 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 relieve symptoms. This is why methadone detoxification must only be done under strict supervision at a drug rehabilitation program which has practical experience in handling this type of detoxification, and where the person can receive further recovery services to address all addiction issues.