Methadone detoxification is a procedure which should be undertaken by drug treatment experts in an alcohol and drug rehabilitation center that recognizes how tricky and how much of a challenge methadone detox is. Methadone detoxification is known to be significantly more severe when considering symptoms of withdrawal and duration than even heroin detox, and individuals often relapse back onto methadone to ease symptoms or even worse turn to heroin or medical opioids to relieve symptoms of withdrawal. For this reason methadone detoxification should only be done under close supervision at an Upland drug treatment facility that has expertise in handling this form of detox, and where the person can receive further rehabilitation methods to overcome all addiction issues.