Methadone detoxification is a process which must be supervised by drug addiction professionals within a drug treatment program who recognize how difficult and challenging 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 ease withdrawal symptoms or, worse yet, turn to heroin or prescription opioids to relieve symptoms. This is why methadone detoxification should only be done under close supervision at a drug rehabilitation facility which has experience in dealing with this type of detox, and where the individual can receive additional rehabilitation services to handle all addiction issues.