Methadone detox is a process which should be undertaken by drug treatment experts in a drug treatment program that acknowledges how serious and how much of a challenge methadone detoxification can be. Methadone detoxification is known to be far more severe in terms of symptoms of withdrawal and duration than even heroin detox, and persons often go back to methadone to relieve symptoms or worse yet begin abusing heroin or prescription narcotics to ease symptoms of withdrawal. This is why methadone detoxification should only be attempted under with the help of staff at a Wood Dale drug rehab which has expertise in addressing this form of detox, and where the individual can partake in more treatment services to overcome all addiction problems.