Methadone detox is a course of action which should be overseen by drug detox experts in a drug treatment program that recognizes how difficult and how much of a challenge methadone detox is. Methadone detox is very often far more severe when considering symptoms of withdrawal and length of time detoxing than even heroin detox, and persons can very easily go back to methadone to alleviate symptoms of withdrawal or worse yet turn to heroin or medical pain relievers to relieve symptoms of withdrawal. For this reason methadone detox should only be attempted under with the help of staff at a Richfield, PA. drug treatment facility that has experience in handling this type of detox, and where the individual who is detoxing can receive further treatment methods to handle all substance abuse issues.