That was hurtful! People used to make excuses for drunks behaving badly - "it's the booze talking" etc. In fact, booze, drugs, whatever it is - that's when people become their true selves. If you think someone is your friend, but that friend hurts, offends, or even abuses you, Stop it right there! Let go of your responsibility to do anything. Hanging the phone up is the clearest message. You did that. Enough is enough. Do Nothing (and that means, no calls, no second-guessing, including feeling any guilt). Leave him to his own devices. DO NOT GET DRAWN IN. Living with an alcoholic is enough penance for anyone, I know about that. Take care. Shift your thinking, if you feel you need to respond, don't bother. Consider the phone hangup Your last word. He'll find someone else to help him out.