Carlotta is right. I have no doubt some are taking bets when you'll drink again. They are not friends.
I actually have a friend who drinks. I recall a couple months ago I said a beer would be nice right now as we were leaving a concert. He basically told me 'over my dead body'.
That is a friend. Drinking buddies are just that 'drinking buddies'. You need to find some sober buddies. More often than not, sober buddies turn into sober friends.