Methadone detoxification is a procedure which should always be undertaken by drug treatment experts in an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program that understands how serious and challenging methadone detoxification is. Methadone detox is very often far more serious in terms of symptoms of withdrawal and length of time detoxing than even heroin detoxification, and persons sometimes relapse back onto methadone to relieve symptoms or even worse begin abusing heroin or medical narcotics to relieve symptoms. Due to this methadone detox should only be undergone under with the help of treatment professionals at a Waxhaw drug rehab that has experience in addressing this type of detoxification, and where the individual who is detoxing may receive further rehabilitation methods to overcome all addiction issues.