In my opinion, sugar is better than alcohol! I don't know if sugar increases alcohol cravings or not, but seems like lots of people eats lots of sweets in early recovery. I say go for if it helps. I never had a huge sweet tooth, so that hasn't been a problem for me. However, I am smoking like crazy and drinking lots of coffee. I plan to work on those addictions in time. I am also drinking a TON of water. It's like my body can't get enough hydration. Also, I feel the need to always be drinking SOMETHING. Anything but booze.