Methadone detoxification is a procedure which should always be undertaken by drug treatment experts in an alcohol and drug treatment facility that understands how serious and challenging methadone detox is. Methadone detoxification is known as being significantly more severe when considering symptoms of withdrawal and length of time detoxing than even heroin detoxification, and persons often go back to methadone to ease symptoms of withdrawal or even worse turn to heroin or medical opioids to alleviate symptoms of withdrawal. For this reason methadone detoxification should only be attempted under close supervision at a Lockhart drug rehab which has expertise in addressing this form of detox, and where the person can receive more rehabilitation services to address all addiction concerns.