I have been an alcoholic for more than 25 years. Don't drink for 2/3
weeks but when I get salary, no matter what I do, I start drinking
until I am passed out. I lost my house with wife. Got lots of debts.
Doctors could not help.Is there anyone out there to help, please.
Thanks a million. Optimistic

Alcoholics Anonymous can help. Look them up. Just remember one thing:
No one and nothing can help you until you're ready to change your
life. If you're not completely committed to being sober, no amount of
support or advice can help you.
It sounds like you're ready. It's hard (extremely hard) - I know,
because I've been there - but if you want it bad enough, you can leave
all of that behind you and change your future. Good luck!

http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/ 

For information in your area, just look up the local number.

bagli-ga

I came across your question a few days ago but hesitated to speak up
for fear of stepping on the toes of the talented Google Answers team. 
If I do so in this comment, I apologize to them in advance.

I have some information which may be of some help as well as a few
personal reflections being in the process of recovery myself.  First
and foremost, angiem357-ga is right in saying that getting help
directly involves helping yourself and it is not an easy task. 
However, it is certainly not impossible and there are several tools
which can effectively provide help along the way.  While studying
psychology in college, I learned about several different treatment
options and later, when my own problems arose, decided to explore them
in order to reclaim my life.  Listed below is a link to some articles
directly related to the treatment of alcoholism published on the
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism website:

http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh23-2/toc23-2.htm

Specifically, take a look at the article entitled ?Alcoholism
Treatment in the United States: An Overview.?  It briefly discusses
and compares some of the treatment options available as well as the
effectiveness of them.  This is only a small sample of the research
that is out there, but it may help to put things into an objective
perspective for you.

Speaking personally, I would like to re-emphasize that ultimate
success will greatly depend on your efforts.  The ability to help any
individual with any problem depends solely on that individual?s desire
and conviction to overcome the task at hand.  On a more ?optimistic?
note, I know that things may seem bleak at this moment but, take
comfort in the fact that you have taken the first step here by asking
for help.  I hope you find this comment a helpful start, but keep in
mind that it certainly isn?t the ONLY answer to your question.  In the
end, it will be up to you to press forward, explore your options more
and decide which is best for you.

I wish you the very best of luck in your quest!

drizzzleva-ga

I would never recommend doing anything illegal, but studies done in
the 1950s showed LSD therapy having a 50% success rate in treating
alcoholism, with AA behind at only a 5% success rate.

http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:EpwEKe5TdDkJ:experts.about.com/e/l/ls/LSD.htm+lsd+alcoholism+%22alcoholics+anonymous%22+%22success+rate%22+5%25++50%25&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=4&client=firefox-a

here is an excerpt:

Addictive potential
LSD is not considered addictive, in that its users do not exhibit the
medical community's commonly accepted definitions of addiction and
physical dependence. Rapid tolerance build-up prevents regular use,
and there is cross-tolerance shown between LSD, mescaline and
psilocybin. This tolerance diminishes after a few days' abstention
from use.

Many experts consider drugs such as LSD to be a sort of anti-drug
(encourages users to stop using drugs), as it forces the user to face
issues and problems in their psyche in contrast to the hard drugs used
for escapism purposes (such as alcohol, heroin and crack cocaine).
Studies in the 1950s in using LSD to treat alcoholism professed a 50%
success rate. Alcoholics Anonymous, on the other hand, has a success
rate of 5% or less.

Jesus, nobody here wants to give the guy the obvious answer?

You've already heard of AA, and probably know that it's just a
religious cult with a 95% failure rate, and it demands lifetime
membership.
The answer is ANTABUSE, and it helped my ex-wife quit abusing alcohol.
You take the antabuse pills, and you are physically prevented from
drinking more than a couple little sips. Trying to drink while on
antabuse is futile- you'll just vomit out the beverage.

AA works well for many, many people.  I had a problem with its
requirement of "giver yourself over " to a higher power (God) if you
want the program to work for you.  I am agnostic so this program was
not for me.

I purchased as audio book called "Sober for Good" that deals with the
problem from a personal strength perspective.  Listening to this book
over and over really helped me quit.   Good Luck!