I have the same feeling but I am praying he can see the beauty of the truth in AA. I seriously suspect he will have trouble listening to anyone however.
It shows how much people understand about this problem when they basically say he will beat this by force of will.
People who say that haven't even read the First Step.
The First Step is to admit we are powerless over our addiction and that our lives were unmanageable.
That is in direct conflict with the attempt to beat this by force of will.