Did Sai Baba help people overcome bad habits like alcoholism? What does the source material say about his methods?

Yes, Sai Baba actively helped people overcome their bad habits, particularly addiction to alcohol. Chapter 19 describes his unique and powerful method. For devotees who had a strong love for liquor, Baba would go to them even in their dreams. In these dream encounters, he would physically intervene by sitting on their chest and pressing their hands, feet, and chest. This intense, dream-based intervention would continue until the person made a firm promise to never touch liquor again. Only after securing this promise would Baba leave them. This shows that his help extended beyond waking life and into the subconscious, employing direct and forceful means to guide his followers.