Methadone detoxification is a process which should be undertaken by drug rehab professionals in an alcohol and drug treatment center that acknowledges how tricky and challenging methadone detox can be. Methadone detoxification is known as being significantly more severe in terms of symptoms and duration than even heroin detoxification, and persons sometimes go back to methadone to relieve symptoms or worse yet turn to heroin or prescription pain relievers to alleviate symptoms. For this reason methadone detox should only be undergone under close supervision at a Big Sandy, West Virginia drug detox facility which has expertise in handling this form of detoxification, and where the individual who is detoxing may receive further rehab services to address all substance abuse concerns.