Methadone detoxification is a process which should always be overseen by drug treatment professionals in a drug treatment facility that acknowledges how tricky and challenging methadone detoxification can be. Methadone detox is very often far more serious in terms of symptoms and length of time detoxing than even heroin detoxification, and persons can very easily relapse back onto methadone to relieve symptoms of withdrawal or even worse begin abusing heroin or prescription pain relievers to relieve symptoms of withdrawal. This is why methadone detox should only be undergone under with the help of staff at a Gorham, Maine drug rehab which has expertise in handling this type of detox, and where the individual can partake in further treatment methods to overcome all addiction concerns.