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