Methadone detoxification is a process which must be overseen by addiction professionals within a drug treatment program who realize how challenging and difficult methadone detoxification can be. Methadone detox is regarded to be far more serious in terms of symptoms and duration than even heroin detox, and users often revert back to methadone to alleviate 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 detoxification, and where the person can receive further recovery services to handle all addiction issues.