Methadone detoxification is a process which should be supervised by substance abuse professionals within a drug treatment program who realize how challenging and difficult methadone detox can be. Methadone detoxification is known to be far more severe in terms of symptoms and duration than even heroin detox, and individuals typically revert back to methadone to ease withdrawal symptoms or, worse yet, turn to heroin or prescription opioids to ease symptoms. This is why methadone detox must only be done under strict supervision at a drug treatment facility which has experience in handling this type of detox, and where the individual can receive additional recovery services to handle all addiction issues.