This situation is way, way past the point that you could help him more that simply being supportive. He sounds like he is well on his way to being depressed and alcoholic. This is not your fault, or the fault of anyone else- you have your life, he has his. If you truly value him as a friend, I would greatly suggest seeking professional help in this matter- calling up his family, his old teachers, anyone who would care about his well being as you do and getting them to help. I say calling up other people simply because you're not there with him. By getting him professional help and perhaps even staging an intervention, you *are* helping him in the long run, even if it's not the type of help he immediately wants.
Best of luck.
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