Call the ACAN 24-Hour Hotline
1-866-766-ACAN There’s no risk!
By law, all information,
communications, reports received, gathered or
maintained by ACAN are strictly confidential.
The Accountants Confidential Assistance
Network is a statutory peer assistance program
specifically dedicated to helping Texas CPAs, CPA candidates and accounting students. ACAN was previously known as the Concerned CPA Network.
ACAN is for ACCOUNTANTS
If you might be one of the more
than 10,000 Texas CPAs who have a problem with alcohol, substance abuse, depression, stress or other mental health issues, ACAN was created just for you.
ACAN provides ASSISTANCE
There is help! It’s not too late to live the good
life you deserve. We’re glad to assist CPAs, CPA candidates and students who want to
know whether they might have a problem and talk about solutions.
We’ll help you locate the
professional resources you need to improve
your life. We’re also available to participate in
professional interventions at the request of a firm
or family member.
ACAN is a NETWORK of CPAs
There is hope! You are not alone. The CPA
volunteers in ACAN understand the pressures
of the accounting profession. Most are successful
CPAs that once faced problems so great they
became desperate to find a solution. The
difference between a life lived to its fullest and
a life destroyed is that each of them found a
solution, and they want to share it with you.
NEWS ARTICLES
Use the links below to learn more about ACAN and substance abuse.
Consider if ANY of these symptoms are part of
your life or the life of someone you know. If so,
there may be cause for concern and its time to
make a confidential call to ACAN. 1-866-766-ACAN
ALCOHOLISM &
CHEMICAL
DEPENDENCY
• Do you make plans to “control” your drinking?
• Once you start drinking, do you “change your
mind” and drink more or longer than planned?
• Are you willing to jeopardize your career in order
to take illegal drugs?
• Do you drink specifically for the purpose of becoming intoxicated?
• Do you become restless, irritable or discontented
when abstaining from alcohol and other drugs?
• Have you lost interest in the hobbies and
activities you used to enjoy?
• Do you drive under the influence?
• Do you miss appointments, show up late or
call in sick because of alcohol or drugs?
• Are you angry or upset with others for causing
professional or personal problems in your life?
• Do you drink or use drugs alone?
• Have you been unable to cut down or quit?
• Do you avoid important professional, family or
social activities?
• Is it taking you more to become intoxicated?
• Do you ever have a drink in the morning?
• Are you searching for reasons to answer “no”
to these questions?
EMOTIONAL
DISTRESS
• Is your work performance and social life
impaired because a family member has an
alcohol or substance abuse problem?
• Do you experience extreme or prolonged
feelings of sadness, worthlessness, fatigue,
exhaustion or excessive guilt?
• Are you restless, easily distracted, and unable
to concentrate or make decisions?
• Do you isolate yourself and avoid family,
friends and social activities?
• Have you had any major changes in appetite,
body weight, eating habits or sleeping patterns?
