OMG I am so sorry I am just now seeing this. Dang Medium isn’t always good at its notifications.

I suggest reading “This Naked Mind”. Although I am not sure how much reading they will do while drinking. I read it during my first month sober. It sounds like they might need an inpatient rehab to get sobriety started. Detox first. Then, there are many books and podcasts to listen to. I’m not too fond of AA either. I’ve done all of it but it wasn’t until I read many books on the subject that I wanted to be fully free of my obsession. I had to fully surrender.