Methadone detoxification is a course of action which should be undertaken with the assistance of drug detox professionals in a drug treatment facility that recognizes how difficult and how much of a challenge methadone detoxification can be. Methadone detox is known to be far more severe when considering symptoms and duration than even heroin detox, and persons often go back to methadone to ease symptoms or even worse turn to heroin or medical pain relievers to ease symptoms. Due to this methadone detoxification should only be done under close supervision at a Santa Monica drug detox facility which has expertise in handling this type of detoxification, and where the person can receive more rehabilitation methods to handle all substance abuse problems.