有头脑的人的选择thethinkingman'schoicecontactismade.nervesorderthehearttopumpfaster.adrenalinsurgestoaction.nervesconstrictthebloodvesselsintheextremitiesofthebody.skintemperaturedrops.fingersandtoesgrowcolder.bloodpressurejump.analcoholicoradopeaddictinthefirststagesofa"cure"?amanbeingcatapultedintoouterspace?no!theseeffectsstemfromsmokingjustonecigarette.theunitedstatespublichealthserviceisissuingcontinualwarningstosmokers.iftheyabstaincompletelyfromsmoking,theirchancesofacquiringlungcancerwillbeonein275.theirchancesofdyingoflungcancerwillbeonein10iftheybecomeheavysmokers─twoormorepacksaday.lungcancerisfatalin95percentofallcases.butinspiteofglaringevidenceandfrequentwarnings,thepublicissmokingmoreandmore.thedepartmentofagricultureestimatesthatthisyear'sconsumptionofcigaretteswillreach180packsperpersonfifteenyearsofageandover.howmanycigarettesdoesthismeanperperson?─3600.whyissmokingsuchanimportantproblem?becausesmokingisnotamerehabit,assomanythinkitis.no,itismoreseriousthanthat.ahabitcanbebrokeneasilyenough,butanaddictioncannot.smokerslapseintohelplessness!danielschubert,oftheuniversityofchicago,quizzed226studentsatalargenorthwesterncollegeabouttheirsmokinghabits─whytheystarted,whatsatisfactiontheygot,andiftheywantedtostop.accordingtoschubert,theywantedtoquitsmoking;buttheycouldn't.ifoneisaddictedtocigarettes,heisdependentuponthemphysically,aswellaspsychologically.whatisit,ifitisnotaddiction,thatmotivatesamantogooutinsub-zeroweathertobuyapackofcigarettes?ifnecessary,hewilldrivetenmileslateatnighttofindanopendrugstore.whatisit,ifitisnotaddiction,thatmakesamoocherofanotherwisecharmingyounggirl?iwastalkingtoaprofessornotlongagowhohadjustquitsmoking.hetoldmewhatmostofyoualreadyknow─thatoncethehabitisstarted,watchout!itisnexttoimpossibletostopsmoking.iaskedhimhowheevermanagedtoquitwhenhehadbeensmokingoverapackadayfortenyears.listentohisstory."well,icutdowntoone-halfpackadayforthefirstweek.iwastouchymostofthetime.theslightestirritationmademynervesjangleandmyheadwanttoexplode.thenextweekismokedfivecigarettesadayandhadanevenworsecaseofnerves.thenthefollowingweekichewedgumandsuckedonmints,candy,andpipestems.frankly,iwasn'tsurefromonemomenttothenextificouldkeepgoing.somehowimadeit."manyofyouknowwhatthisprofessoristalkingabout;you,too,havetriedtobreaktheaddiction,buthavefailed.inthefewminuteswehaveheretodaywecananalyzethemotivesattherootofoursmokingproblem.perhapswecanassurethosewhodonotsmoke,(andiamhappyicanstillincludemyselfinthisgroup),tonipinthebudtheurgesofthosewhoareabouttobeginsmoking,andtoencouragetocut-downthosewhoarealreadyconfirmedsmokers.let'sbeginwithgrouppressures.weracetomaturity,togrowupallatonce.wewantpoise,selfconfidence,andlotsoffriends;wewanttobeaccepted.thisneedforacceptanceremindsmeofanincidentthatoccurredinacampussororityhouseduringthe"rushingperiod"lastfall.asororitymemberofferedarusheeacigarette.eagertopleaseandnottoseemdifferent,thegirlblurtedoutaconfident,"oh,yes,i'dloveone!"theactivestruckamatch,wascalmlyextendingittowardtherusheewhentheflusteredfreshmanmettheactivehalf-waywithcigaretteinhand.theactivewasthunderstruck.youcanimaginehermixedemotionswhilestrivingtostifleheramusementandatthesametimetounderstandthatthepoorrusheehadneversmokedbefore.intheexcitementofthemomentshewasonlyconcernedwithbeingaccepted.thenthereisthegirlwhoisseatedinagroup,notkn...
