perhaps you have noticed your work
performance or social life is impaired
because of an alcohol drug or mental
health issue have you tried to cut back
on your use or been annoyed when
questioned about your use have you ever
felt guilty about your use or had a
drink to get started in the morning you
are not alone you're not alone you're
not alone but these are signs that it is
time to make a call to the accountant's
confidential assistance Network the
Texas Society of CPAs launched aan to
connect troubled CPAs anonymously with
recovering volunteers about 10 to 12% of
people who drink become dependent on
alcohol there has been a
43% increase in the rate of abuse of
prescription pain relievers over the
past several years CPAs are not immune
in fact accounting has been listed as
one of the top 10 professions with high
rates of addiction there is no risk in
contacting aen by law all Communications
with aen is strictly confidential there
is help the CPA Volunteers in aan
understand the pressures of the
accounting profession we will help you
locate the resources you need to improve
your life more importantly aan provides
continuing peer support to CPAs which is
vital to achieving permanent sustained
recovery hundreds of CPAs and CPA
candidates have been assisted by aan if
you're concerned about yourself or
someone close to you make that call you
have nothing to lose you have nothing to
lose lose you have nothing to lose
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