Methadone detoxification is a process which should be overseen by drug rehab experts in a drug treatment program that recognizes how difficult and challenging methadone detox can be. Methadone detox is very often far more serious in terms of symptoms of withdrawal and duration than even heroin detoxification, and persons often go back to methadone to relieve symptoms or even worse turn to heroin or prescription pain relievers to alleviate symptoms of withdrawal. For this reason methadone detoxification should only be done under close supervision at a Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina drug detox facility that has experience in handling this form of detox, and where the individual can take part in further treatment services to overcome all addiction problems.