Methadone detox is a course of action which should always be overseen by drug detox professionals in a drug treatment program that understands how tricky and challenging methadone detox can be. Methadone detoxification is known as being far more serious when considering symptoms and length of time detoxing than even heroin detox, and persons sometimes go back to methadone to relieve symptoms of withdrawal or even worse turn to heroin or prescription narcotics to relieve symptoms. Due to this methadone detoxification should only be done under close supervision at a Hawthorne drug rehab which has experience in handling this type of detoxification, and where the individual can take part in more treatment services to address all addiction concerns.