Good for him. I'm truely happy when the scourge of alcoholism is lifted from a family. For me AA was a way back to God. I was estranged from the Lord by my own actions but through AA I was able to come home. AA says that it is only the beginning and that many of its members seek spiritual growth in the church/temple whatever...the 12th step is not the end. It says that "Having had a spiritual awakening..." Its just a awakening...the begining of a new day...theres alot more to do....For people as hardheaded as me, AA worked but only after I had pretty much trashed my life.
I'm glad that AA worked for you. And yes I couldn't be happier either that alcohol is no longer part of my marriage, and immediate family. It was a real 'three's a crowd' feeling in the marriage. I haven't seen anything good come from drinking and I've seen a lot of the bad. I've never been drunk ever, so I am totally biased and anti-alcohol but I have 3 out of 3 siblings that are alcoholics. One is disowned for the last 5 yrs. so I don't know about him today, my one other brother has been heavily drinking for the last 3+ yrs. from financial problems and took up pot too (yeah, that's cheap on the budget, NOT!), and my sister has been drinking every day for the last 16 yrs. or so. As I used to say about my husband when asked if I drink, I said no, he drinks enough for the both of us, now my siblings do.