Methadone detoxification is a process which should be undertaken by drug treatment experts in a drug and alcohol treatment center that acknowledges how serious and challenging methadone detox can be. Methadone detox is very often far more serious in terms of symptoms and length of time detoxing than even heroin detoxification, and persons often go back to methadone to relieve symptoms of withdrawal or worse yet turn to heroin or medical narcotics to ease symptoms of withdrawal. For this reason methadone detoxification should only be done under with the help of staff at an Annapolis drug treatment facility which has expertise in handling this type of detoxification, and where the individual can partake in more extensive rehab services to address all substance abuse problems.