Methadone detox is a course of action which should always be undertaken by drug detox professionals in a drug and alcohol treatment program that understands how serious and challenging methadone detox is. Methadone detox is known to be significantly more severe in terms of symptoms and length of time detoxing than even heroin detoxification, and persons sometimes go back to methadone to ease symptoms or even worse begin abusing heroin or medical pain relievers to relieve symptoms. Due to this methadone detoxification should only be attempted under with the help of treatment professionals at a Philippi drug rehab that has experience in handling this type of detox, and where the individual who is detoxing may take part in more extensive rehabilitation services to address all addiction issues.