Methadone detoxification is a process which should be overseen by drug rehab experts in a drug rehabilitation program that recognizes how tricky and how much of a challenge methadone detox can be. Methadone detoxification is known as being far more severe when considering symptoms of withdrawal and length of time detoxing than even heroin detox, and persons sometimes relapse back onto methadone to relieve symptoms or even worse turn to heroin or medical opioids to alleviate symptoms. For this reason methadone detox should only be attempted under close supervision at a West Salem drug rehab that has expertise in handling this form of detoxification, and where the person can take part in more extensive rehab methods to overcome all substance abuse problems.