Methadone detox is a process which should be undertaken with the assistance of drug detox specialists in a drug rehabilitation facility that acknowledges how serious and challenging 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 persons often go back to methadone to ease symptoms of withdrawal or even worse turn to heroin or medical opioids to alleviate symptoms of withdrawal. For this reason methadone detox should only be attempted under with the help of staff at a Rockport drug treatment facility which has expertise in addressing this form of detoxification, and where the individual who is detoxing can take part in further rehabilitation services to overcome all substance abuse issues.