Methadone detoxification is a procedure which should always be overseen by drug treatment experts in a drug rehabilitation program that acknowledges how serious and how much of a challenge methadone detox can be. Methadone detoxification is very often far more severe in terms of symptoms and length of time detoxing than even heroin detox, and persons sometimes go back to methadone to alleviate symptoms or worse yet turn to heroin or prescription pain relievers to alleviate symptoms of withdrawal. Due to this methadone detox should only be undergone under with the help of staff at a Monterey, California drug treatment facility that has experience in addressing this type of detoxification, and where the individual can receive more extensive rehab services to address all addiction problems.