Methadone detox is a course of action which should always be undertaken by drug rehab experts in a drug and alcohol rehab program that recognizes how serious and how much of a challenge methadone detoxification can be. Methadone detox is very often significantly more severe when considering symptoms of withdrawal and length of time detoxing than even heroin detox, and individuals often go back to methadone to ease symptoms or worse yet begin abusing heroin or medical pain relievers to ease symptoms of withdrawal. For this reason methadone detox should only be attempted under with the help of staff at a Mendham drug treatment facility which has experience in addressing this type of detoxification, and where the individual who is detoxing may receive further rehabilitation methods to address all substance abuse concerns.