Methadone detoxification is a process which must be supervised by drug addiction professionals within a drug rehabilitation program who recognize how challenging and difficult methadone detoxification can be. Methadone detox is known to be far more serious 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 alleviate symptoms. This is why methadone detoxification should only be done under close supervision at a drug treatment facility which has experience in handling this type of detoxification, and where the individual can receive additional rehabilitation services to deal with all addiction issues.