Methadone detox is a course of action which should be undertaken by drug treatment experts in a drug treatment facility that recognizes how difficult and how much of a challenge methadone detox can be. Methadone detoxification is known as being significantly more serious in terms of symptoms and duration than even heroin detox, and persons sometimes relapse back onto methadone to relieve symptoms or worse yet begin abusing heroin or prescription opioids to alleviate symptoms. Due to this methadone detox should only be done under close supervision at an Elbing drug rehab which has expertise in addressing this type of detoxification, and where the individual who is detoxing can receive more extensive treatment methods to handle all addiction problems.