I have a younger brother like that...He can do it on his own...He sees that I just got a year sober in AA...But he's been to a meeting once and he doesn't need it. He's white knuckled a month here and there over the last five years he's been talking about quitting...Including every New Years Eve. Like me...He'll get the resonableness and willingness beaten into him by alcohol....I can only remain sober and watch alcohol bring him to his knees...Like it did for me. That's what it took for me to say....Maybe I don't know sh!t about this disease....I think I'll talk to some people that do.