My boyfriend and I had a great relationship. He had a lot of back issues at one point which he began to take Percocet for. The back issue put a damper on the relationship. He was out of work for a while, started to gain weight and became depressed. He was hiding the fact that he was addicted to the Percocet since they were the only thing to help with the pain. At times he was drinking while on the Percocet. It seemed that's when we got into most of our arguments and we would verbally abuse one another. There was a time I slapped him for verbally abusing me and he pushed me so hard I fell to the ground. He's apologized for these times and I understand I'm wrong too for provoking him. However, there was a time he woke during the night cursing at me. I didn't know why he was acting this way and it's like he becomes a stranger when he takes the percs and consumes alcohol. We began to fight which escalated rather quickly...the fight ended with him slapping me in the head and me calling the police. This is not like my boyfriend. I know he can have some anger issues but I would never think or expect him to take it that far. Could the drugs be the blame for this aggressive behavior or is this him showing his true colors? I left him after this all happened. It's now been a year and a half and we both still have strong feelings for each other. He is doing a lot better now, back issues are resolved and from what I know he's off the percocets for good. His career is flourishing and he seems to be the person he was before things went downhill. I would love to give him another chance but I don't know if I should be taking precaution or if this may not be something I should be getting back into. Is there a chance things may be different this time?