I've been sober for 23 years now, and to found AA ineffective.
What worked in the end for me was mindfulness training. The reason why I believe this worked for is I believe addiction to a habitual reaction. This is another way of saying we're kind of walking exaggerations of nature instincts. That really doesn't contradict the disease model. In reality addiction is really complex and how ever anyone learns to view it that helps them is very good.
I believe it was Thích Nhất Hạnh, a Zen monk from Vietnam used to describe addicts as reacting with our habit instincts. I've learned I do have the power to make a choice not to drink but I didn't understand it until I learned to clear the clutter from my mind. The alcoholic brain is a marvelous creature always capable of creating an emergency out of nothing.
The short explanation why I believe mindfulness meditation helps addicts it slows us down and clears our minds enough to understand that we have the power to choose against our habit instincts. We don't have to drink no matter what the reason. We have the power to choose how we react.
There are several organizations who teach mindfullness meditation to addicts. Most our from the Buddhist POV. I'd start by looking up one called Refuge Recovery if this interests you. It is a disciplined approach that requires the addict to accept a fair amount of effort is required on their part, but it can be successful