If you think your wife could have a drug addiction, it's often easier to look the other way than to face the facts. Although you may be waiting for your wife to hit rock bottom before suggesting treatment, the earlier the recovery process begins, the better, according to HelpGuide.org in the article "Drug Abuse and Addiction: Signs, Symptoms, and Help for Drug Problems and Substance Abuse."
Behavioral Signs
If your spouse is abusing drugs, she might be more preoccupied with making and spending money than she used to be, notes MayoClinic.com in the article "Drug Addiction." If your wife begins borrowing or stealing money from you or other family members, she might be spending it on drugs. Additionally, your wife may abandon her old friends and adopt new friends who use drugs. She might change her sleep habits and seem less interested in housework and family activities than she used to be.
Physical Signs
Although your partner's appearance might not change significantly because of drug addiction, you might notice bloodshot eyes, weight loss, cold palms, a puffy face, a cough, a runny nose, slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and a change in her grooming habits. You might notice strange smells on your wife's clothing. For example, if she is an alcoholic, she might smell like alcohol, even when waking up in the morning.
Psychological Signs
If your wife has started snapping at you for no reason or has unexplained mood swings, she might be abusing drugs. She might seem more forgetful than usual and pay less attention to conversations with you and her family and friends. Your partner might also seem more sensitive than usual, or more careless. She may also seem suddenly nervous or paranoid for no apparent reason. Overall, you may not feel as close with your partner as you once did.
