alcohol is not the problem. that would be a hardware issue. unless you're having tremors, delusions, vomiting, nausea, bloated, yellowing, etc. then you're not addicted to alcohol.
which means its a problem with your software- i.e. you. do the program, talk to counselor, therapist, psychiatrist. etc. you have a bug in your operating system- you use alcohol to fix an error in your programming. could be anything, maybe its buried deep down inside and you have no idea, or its just simmering beneath the surface and you dont want to address it. low self esteem/loneliness/anger/trauma/abuse/ mental health issues/etc. whatever the problem, drugs/alcohol are just minor workarounds you use for temporary relief. the only way to truly solve the problem is to do a full reinstall. or if your case isnt too severe, maybe some heavy patching/service pack update/etc.
if you can figure out your problem and really do the hard work to solve it, there's no reason you cant learn to drink responsibly when you come back to it. forever abstaining from alcohol diminishes the human experience. imagine life without eating good food, falling in love, having adventures, having sex. all of which can be "addictions" if you want them to be. abstaining is cheating- you're not fixing the real problem, and you're cheating yourself out of a full life.
on a side note- if you're game to really do the work to fix everything, look into new research about psylocibin mushrooms and mdma/ecstasy with addiction treatment. as opposed to addictive upper/downer drugs, these are expansionary drugs. takes your mind to new places and new points of view (shrooms) or brings all the emotions up and lets you freely talk about them and feel them with meaning (mdma). if you've always felt a bit "off" or "different" and think that's a reason you drink, these kinds of mind experiences can be a fast track to getting to the root of the problem. if you go this route, be sure to follow safety procedures (light sedatives, experienced/professional attendant watching over you, etc) if you're not already experienced with these.
good luck.