When someone is going through a period in which they are attempting to stop drinking, or to cut back on their alcohol use, they are going to be at a place in their lives where lots of things are changing. Many times, a person might think that they can make all of these changes on his or her own, and that they don’t need any help in order to get better. Sometimes, it works. In a few situations, people with minor alcohol abuse problems are able to simply stop drinking and never have any other problems with it. However, for most people, and for people with chronic alcohol abuse problems, an alcohol treatment center becomes the most important part of alcohol rehabilitation.