Methadone detox is a process which should always be undertaken by drug detox specialists in a drug treatment program that acknowledges how difficult and challenging methadone detox can be. Methadone detox is known as being significantly more serious in terms of symptoms and length of time detoxing than even heroin detox, and persons often go back to methadone to ease symptoms of withdrawal or worse yet turn to heroin or prescription pain relievers to relieve symptoms of withdrawal. For this reason methadone detox should only be attempted under close supervision at a Minonk, Illinois drug treatment facility that has expertise in handling this form of detox, and where the person may receive further treatment methods to address all addiction problems.