Are non-alcoholic drinks helpful for recovering alcoholics?

So basically, one month ago in two days one of my best friends drank too much and had to go to the hospital, and then he revealed he’d kind of had a drinking problem for the last year and some change, and that he was then gonna quit, and then tomorrow is his birthday, and the day after that he’ll be one month sober. I’ve heard that you can buy non-alcoholic beer, wine, and other stuff. I’ve been told by some people that the main point of that is that they’re meant for alcoholics who are trying to quit, should I recommend that to my friend?