Methadone detox is a process which should always be overseen by drug treatment experts in a drug treatment center that recognizes how difficult and how much of a challenge methadone detox can be. Methadone detox is known as being far more severe in terms of symptoms of withdrawal and length of time detoxing than even heroin detox, and individuals can very easily go back to methadone to relieve symptoms or worse yet begin abusing heroin or medical opioids to relieve symptoms of withdrawal. Due to this methadone detox should only be attempted under with the help of treatment professionals at an Edgecomb drug detox facility that has experience in handling this form of detox, and where the individual may take part in more treatment methods to overcome all addiction concerns.