Methadone detox is a process which should be undertaken by drug treatment experts in an alcohol and drug treatment program that acknowledges how serious and challenging methadone detox is. Methadone detoxification is known to be far more serious in terms of symptoms of withdrawal and length of time detoxing than even heroin detox, and individuals sometimes go back to methadone to alleviate symptoms of withdrawal or even worse turn to heroin or medical pain relievers to alleviate symptoms. For this reason methadone detoxification should only be done under with the help of staff at a Ragland drug detox facility which has experience in handling this type of detox, and where the individual who is detoxing can receive more treatment methods to handle all addiction problems.