Methadone detoxification is a process which should always be overseen by drug treatment experts in a drug rehabilitation facility that recognizes how tricky and how much of a challenge methadone detox can be. Methadone detox is very often far more severe in terms of symptoms and length of time detoxing than even heroin detoxification, and persons sometimes relapse back onto methadone to relieve symptoms or even worse turn to heroin or medical narcotics to relieve symptoms. Due to this methadone detoxification should only be done under with the help of treatment professionals at a Summit Point drug rehab that has expertise in addressing this type of detox, and where the individual can partake in more rehab methods to address all addiction issues.