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有头脑的人的选择the thinking man's choice4p.m.nalization4p.m.erves order the heart to pump faster. adrenal

有头脑的人的选择 thethinkingman'schoice 4p.m.nalization4p.m.ervesorderthe hearttopumpfaster.adrenalinsurgestoaction.nervesconstrict thebloodvesselsintheextremitiesofthebody.skintemperature drops.fingersandtoesgrowcolder.bloodpressurejump.an alcoholicoradopeaddictinthefirststagesofa"cure"?aman beingcatapultedintoouterspace?no!theseeffectsstemfrom smokingjustonecigarette. theunitedstatespublichealthserviceisissuingcontinualwarnings tosmokers.iftheyabstaincompletelyfromsmoking,theirchancesof acquiringlungcancerwillbeonein275.theirchancesofdyingof lungcancerwillbeonein10iftheybecomeheavysmokers─twoor morepacksaday.lungcancerisfatalin95percentofallcases. butinspiteofglaringevidenceandfrequentwarnings,thepublicis smokingmoreandmore.thedepartmentofagricultureestimatesthat thisyear'sconsumptionofcigaretteswillreach180packsperperson fifteenyearsofageandover.howmanycigarettesdoesthismeanper person?─3600. whyissmokingsuchanimportantproblem?becausesmokingisnota merehabit,assomanythinkitis.no,itismoreseriousthanthat. ahabitcanbebrokeneasilyenough,butanaddictioncannot.smokers lapseintohelplessness!danielschubert,oftheuniversityof chicago,quizzed226studentsatalargenorthwesterncollegeabout theirsmokinghabits─whytheystarted,whatsatisfactiontheygot, andiftheywantedtostop.accordingtoschubert,theywantedto quitsmoking;buttheycouldn't. ifoneisaddictedtocigarettes,heisdependentuponthem physically,aswellaspsychologically.whatisit,ifitisnot addiction,thatmotivatesamantogooutinsub-zeroweathertobuy apackofcigarettes?ifnecessary,hewilldrivetenmileslateat nighttofindanopendrugstore.whatisit,ifitisnotaddiction, thatmakesamoocherofanotherwisecharmingyounggirl? iwastalkingtoaprofessornotlongagowhohadjustquitsmoking. hetoldmewhatmostofyoualreadyknow─thatoncethehabitis started,watchout!itisnexttoimpossibletostopsmoking.iasked himhowheevermanagedtoquitwhenhehadbeensmokingoverapack adayfortenyears.listentohisstory. "well,icutdowntoone-halfpackadayforthefirstweek. iwastouchymostofthetime.theslightestirritationmademy nervesjangleandmyheadwanttoexplode.thenextweekismoked fivecigarettesadayandhadanevenworsecaseofnerves.thenthe followingweekichewedgumandsuckedonmints,candy,andpipe