Methadone detox is a course of action which should be undertaken by drug treatment experts in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program that acknowledges how serious and challenging methadone detox can be. Methadone detox is known to be significantly more severe in terms of symptoms of withdrawal and length of time detoxing than even heroin detoxification, and individuals sometimes relapse back onto methadone to alleviate symptoms of withdrawal or worse yet turn to heroin or medical narcotics to alleviate symptoms. Due to this methadone detoxification should only be done under close supervision at a Park Ridge, Illinois drug rehab which has expertise in handling this type of detoxification, and where the individual who is detoxing may receive more treatment methods to address all substance abuse problems.