Methadone detoxification is a process which should always be undertaken by drug treatment experts in a drug rehab facility that understands how serious and challenging methadone detox can be. Methadone detoxification is known to be significantly more severe in terms of symptoms of withdrawal and length of time detoxing than even heroin detoxification, and individuals often relapse back onto methadone to alleviate symptoms of withdrawal or worse yet turn to heroin or medical narcotics to alleviate symptoms of withdrawal. For this reason methadone detox should only be done under with the help of staff at a Freeman, SD. drug rehab which has expertise in handling this type of detoxification, and where the individual may take part in more treatment services to address all addiction problems.