re: Anyone here ever battle alcoholism/been to rehab?

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Anyone have an idea or experience on how I can become a sphere of positive influence to this person?

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Just be supportive. If he's already in the making amends phase of AA, he's already made a lot of progress. Offer to do non-alcohol related things with him. Aside from the initial boredom that comes with sobriety (biggest hurdle in my opinion) losing a good chunk of your social circle is probably the biggest deal. Most of your old drinking buddies will be a hindrance to to your progress--especially if most of your activities with them involved alcohol. If you can be a non-drinking friend, that would be a huge help to him. He probably already has a few from his meeting, but a familiar face can't hurt.