I actually stopped giving him money months ago which is one reason he is going down the tubes fast now. Although, many years ago he was homeless, lost everything and still didn't stop drinking. And I wasn't the one who bailed him out back then.
I just know what is coming. Whenever he is in the deep end, he calls me. If I answer, he screams and yells and won't listen to a word I say. If I don't answer the phone, he screams at me through the answering machine. He does this to everyone and it usually includes deatth threats. Not what I want my family to have to deal with.