Methadone detox is a course of action which should be undertaken with the assistance of drug detox professionals in a drug treatment program that recognizes how tricky and how much of a challenge methadone detoxification can be. Methadone detoxification is very often far more severe in terms of symptoms and length of time detoxing than even heroin detoxification, and individuals sometimes go back to methadone to ease symptoms or worse yet begin abusing heroin or medical pain relievers to relieve symptoms of withdrawal. For this reason methadone detox should only be attempted under close supervision at a Porterdale, Georgia drug treatment facility that has expertise in handling this type of detoxification, and where the individual can partake in more treatment services to address all addiction issues.