I may try an AA in a city about 45 minutes away.
Go for it!
I go to AA but I'm not a hard core member. There is an expression I've heard at many meetings, "take what you need and leave the rest." That works for me.
I remember my first AA meeting and the profound sense of relief I felt after the meeting. It was the fellowship I felt with other people struggling with alcohol, that really made me feel better. I realized I was not alone, and that the people there were not skid row bums, but by all appearances, pretty normal people. I eventually got a sponsor and worked the 12 steps mainly because I was scared to death of drinking again and decided I was going to do pretty much anything to stay sober.
For me, the 12 step process was not that profound. But the fellowship of other people, and going to meetings and hearing about how others were dealing with life without alcohol was profound.
Give it a try, it beats trying to "white knuckle" your way through each day.