Thanks mooselips! I understand your opinion, but he has been on the pills so long that he needs them to get out of bed. When he doesn't have them is when he is moody, and sleeping because he has no energy. We are into almost 6 years, and for the most part he has been a steady 5-7 pills a day person (hydrocodone but has moved from 5's to 7.5 to 10's and back to 5's). When we separated before back in 2004, I didn't leave our kids with him, he was on coke then, but he came to my house to see them, and then when he got sober from that they were allowed over to see him. I am planning and figuring things out on how to separate. He is out of town M-F this week and for the next 3 weeks, so I have some time. Thanks again for your comment and opinion, I am going to remain watchful.