I would just like to echo what others have mentioned about alcoholism being progressive. It really, truly is. I never thought I’d be calling myself an alcoholic; it started off as the “acceptable” binge drinking in collège (everyone was drinking heavily, so what made it ok??) and then progressed worse and worse as the years went on. This doesn’t mean that your husband would necessarily do that, but if he doesn’t commit to taking steps to stop, I would bet on it getting worse. Bingeing is terrible mainly because everything spirals out of control so rapidly, and then you start feeling horrible, so you take a little to take the edge off... it’s frightening how quickly it can become an everyday thing.
If he’s interested in really changing and stopping drinking for good, I’d say there’s hope. We are powerless over alcohol, but not hopeless!