Methadone detoxification is a course of action which should be undertaken by drug treatment experts in an alcohol and drug treatment facility that acknowledges how tricky and how much of a challenge methadone detox is. Methadone detox is very often far more serious in terms of symptoms of withdrawal and duration than even heroin detox, and individuals often go back to methadone to ease symptoms or even worse turn to heroin or medical narcotics to ease symptoms of withdrawal. Due to this methadone detox should only be undergone under with the help of treatment professionals at a Summerfield drug detox facility which has expertise in addressing this type of detox, and where the individual can receive further rehab services to address all addiction issues.