Don't drop out.
If your get your degree you can apply for a post grad cours in social work, occupational health or nursing and work as a professional with alcoholics and related illness.
You could take a year out of you feel you need a bit of time to sort health out.
I work in a&e as a support worker and one of our qualified nurses just got a job as a team leader for a drugs and alcohol program. She will be making 3x what I make as a support worker and she has the professional qualification to be able to fully coordinate care. I think if you love your job but have no qualifications you could find yourself frustrated at being unable to progress.
Have thought about maybe finishing your degree with the open university (I.e. using your current credits)? That way you could work full time as a support worker and do your degree in your own time. It also means that if you get unwell you can take time off your degree work with out too much worry.
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