Methadone detoxification is a process which should always be undertaken with the assistance of drug treatment specialists in an alcohol and drug treatment program that acknowledges how difficult and how much of a challenge methadone detox is. Methadone detox is known to be far more serious when considering symptoms of withdrawal and length of time detoxing than even heroin detox, and persons sometimes go back to methadone to relieve symptoms or even worse begin abusing heroin or prescription narcotics to alleviate symptoms. Due to this methadone detoxification should only be done under with the help of treatment professionals at a Mount Vernon drug detox facility which has experience in addressing this type of detox, and where the individual who is detoxing can receive further treatment services to handle all substance abuse concerns.