Just putting the bottle down is a good first step, but until I went to AA and started working on myself and my relationship with the world around me, I always ended up where I started. I suggest you go to a meeting. If that's not possible tonight, stay here and post on SR; try out the chat room -- just do whatever it takes to keep your mind off it. You can do this. I've been where you are and I promise you, it gets better.
--Fenris.