Methadone detoxification is a process which must be supervised by drug addiction professionals within a drug treatment program who understand how challenging and difficult methadone detox can be. Methadone detoxification is regarded 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 should only be done under strict supervision at a drug rehabilitation facility which has experience in handling this type of detox, and where the person can receive additional rehabilitation services to address all addiction issues.