Methadone detoxification is a process which should be overseen with the assistance of drug treatment professionals in a drug rehabilitation program that acknowledges how serious and how much of a challenge methadone detoxification can be. Methadone detoxification is very often far more serious when considering symptoms of withdrawal and length of time detoxing than even heroin detox, and persons sometimes relapse back onto methadone to relieve symptoms of withdrawal or even worse begin abusing heroin or prescription pain relievers to ease symptoms of withdrawal. For this reason methadone detoxification should only be done under with the help of treatment professionals at an Emmaus drug treatment facility that has expertise in addressing this type of detox, and where the individual who is detoxing can take part in more extensive treatment services to address all addiction concerns.