Methadone detox is a process which should be undertaken with the assistance of drug treatment specialists in a drug treatment facility that recognizes how serious and how much of a challenge methadone detoxification can be. Methadone detox is known as being far more serious when considering symptoms of withdrawal and duration than even heroin detoxification, and persons can very easily relapse back onto methadone to ease symptoms of withdrawal or even worse begin abusing heroin or prescription narcotics to ease symptoms. For this reason methadone detox should only be undergone under with the help of staff at a Bolton drug detox facility that has experience in addressing this type of detox, and where the person may partake in further treatment methods to handle all addiction problems.