Methadone detoxification is a course of action which should always be overseen with the assistance of drug rehab professionals in a drug rehab center that recognizes how serious and how much of a challenge methadone detox is. Methadone detoxification is known as being significantly more severe when considering symptoms of withdrawal and duration than even heroin detoxification, and persons sometimes go back to methadone to relieve symptoms or worse yet turn to heroin or prescription opioids to ease symptoms. For this reason methadone detox should only be attempted under close supervision at a Washougal drug detox facility that has experience in addressing this type of detox, and where the individual may receive further rehabilitation services to address all addiction concerns.