Methadone detoxification is a process which should be overseen by addiction professionals within a drug treatment center who recognize how difficult and challenging methadone detox can be. Methadone detoxification is known to be far more severe 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 detox should only be done under strict supervision at a drug treatment facility which has practical experience in handling this type of detoxification, and where the individual can receive additional recovery services to deal with all addiction issues.