Personally I would say he has an addiction but I am not a professional. He sounds like he does depend on them which I believe is addiction. The patterns are very similar for drug use. My partner will use all day then he won’t eat, sleep very well, is restless and then the next day he tries not to touch it and becomes low, eats or grazes all day, is low in mood, snappy and irritable. Unfortunately if your husband is not admitting a problem it won’t change if he thinks nothing is wrong or there are no issues. I don’t think I could be so supportive or stand by my partner if he wasn’t willing to face it and fix things but It’s a tough one x
