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~a~e 6~ Ggaret Symp| r O 0 o s Smoking Out Your Stress and Strain THS _~V~NI:iG STAH Wa,h~n~on, D.C. J~ue 2~: 19~4 ~S';/S-C,~L ~UT.T ~.-'I'I~r Some people who smoke ciprels and then quit seem Sa/I }'TaJ~Ct.acO~ C~IfO~a Io ~ better able to avoid heart disease than some who ~e 2~ ~ never smoke at nll~ ace~ding I. a U. S. PubUc Health Smoking, Heart Disease Link Disputed by Study SAN ~"RANCBCO, Juue ~ (AP).--A Ne~ Yeck ~ ~ ~t m~ ~y ~ ~. , d~" ~ ~b ~, ~d ~. ~e.~ L R~, ~~ disease,--~ UM~ ~ ~e ~abillty ~ ~ ~ mp ~-~~~.pa~ for adagio, to ~U~, ~~, ~ ~a~ ~ ~e delimit of d~ p~a~fl~, ~ m ..... ,,_ _ d~, 8envoi la~ pra~ ~ R~'s ~ ~8 0n ~ ~ ~ d0ubti M~e. ~ ~ ~ ~ Service ¢onsallant, The reason, said Dr, Hen- ,~ I. Russek of New York in , report to the American ,~ledical Association here. ,nay be this: • Such individuals, by the very act of Riving up smoking, demonstrate they ha,'e "an unusual capacity for adapUon to stress." • And this defense against stress may be what makes the difference be- tween falling heir to hea~ dssease and staying well. DR. RUSSEK'S t h e s i based on a survey of some 12,000 persons in 14 prcfe.~ sionsl o~cupatJons, is that emotional stres~ may be far more significant m coro- nary disease than is here- dlty, overweight smoking or lack of physical activity. He took note of statistical findings that link U,e to- bacco habit to heart attacks and other coronary disease. But, he said, this may be explained by the fact that "'excessive ~ m ok i n p, like overeat,ng and failure to obtain adequate e.xe~,cise, is often an undeniable manf. festatinn of psychological stress." He added: "OUR DATA clearly indl. cotes not only that the smoking habR becomes mo~e prevalent with in. creasing strwsfulness of oc- cupation, but also that hea~'y smoking Is mo~e fre- quently present when sions increase." This. Dr. Iqu.~.~ek said, hal- stere his theo.ry that the stress is the eu.lprit in the first place, and smoking is merely a symptom of stress.. And persons who show they can adjust to by throwing away ciBa,'ets • --apparently have a built- In defense of some kind against hear, disease.