Originally Posted by
Justfor1 
Confuse, it is a myth that everyone who attends AA meetings is sober. Alcoholism is very baffling & I have met folks who have tried to use AA to reduce their drinking. Which did not work. I have known folks who were "drunk as a skunk" get a 30dy or 6 month sobriety chip. Not saying AA doesn't work but sometimes it takes a while before true sobriety is achieved. Believe me though, he is not fooling his sponser or the other drunks in the room.
When I first heard these stories, I was totally blown away - people go to AA and lie?! Really? LOL - so naive!
But what justfor1 says above is true - he's not fooling anyone, except himself, and probably not very well at that, either.
Just let him continue down this path - maybe attending and playing this role right now could turn into something more serious when he's really ready to quit. At least he knows how to get to a meeting!