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SATURDAY, KSYTKSER 90. 1S32 THE W.ZIVAA T'.EJ-J lOcMmg The Cigarette Habit I Hardier For WomeE By Marilyn Balr - Kicking the cigarette habit is never easy, but a Duke University resear cher reports that women especially married! women usually find it more difficult than men to stop initially and to quit permanently. . . . Working under the supervision of Dr. Robert C. Carson, chair man of the . Duke Ksychology department, Is. Heidi Coppotelli, a doctoral student, is con ducting research to determine why women smoke and to develop better ways of helping them quit. ' ' . Her study, primarily - concerned with married women, is based on Furniture Moods (Continued ment on the matter because the matter has not been settled. ; Each option, however, Eoses its own set of pro- lems. . It is not clear at this; : point what the impact . would be on the overall plan if the city decided to move the proposed civic center location, but sources say the impact would probably be too great to make this a viable option. - However, finding Bur-, they and Williams a ' comparable building1 downtown could establish a precedent that could affect negotiations for six other properties for the complex that re main to be acquired. Condemnation is also not ',that attractive,"' from Front) :', because though a judge could speed up the pro cess for the city by order ing that the land become its possession and then settling on the price, the judge could also require the; city to finalize its plans for the civic center before it is ready to do that. So the fencing con tiriues. The city hopes, accor ding to sources, to settle with Penny, and maybe encourage Burthey and Williams to come back to the bargaining table. Right now it also seems that the city would like to avoid a drawn our court battle that could delay the whole downtown development issue for several years. previous research on women and smoking by Dr. Tracy Orleans from the Duke department of psychiatry. : As part of Ms. Cop ;potelli's project, she is : offering a free service for ; married ; women , r or ' women in a similar tela-( tionaship who want to quit smoking. By calling a hotline, at (919) 471-0378, women can obtain information, assistance and support, Ms. Coppotelli said. Those who go on to quit will be asked to complete otwo mail survey questionnaires about their experiences. They also will receive a copy of the American Lung Association's; book, Lifetime . of Freedom ' from. Smoking." ' In an Interview, Ms. ; Coppotelli suggested some reasons why women may be less suc cessful than men at jriv ' ing up cigarettes. "It has been reported that the effect of withdrawal . symptons may be exacerbated for. women, and that greater difficulty with these symptoms was associated with women's lower success,".she said. Also, Ms. Coppotelli said, that women- are more likely than men to use smoking as a means of managing stress, anger and anxiety. Quit ting is stressful, . and women lose one of their main mean of-combating stress when they quit, she added. : Many women report that they use cigarettes to define themselves as adults. According to Ms. Coppotelli's research, this would be particular ly true for the woman who spends much of her ,day caring for her children and managing her house. "The women an ticipate with pleasure the smoke they have with a friend over coffee or with their husbands at those valued V times reserved for the two of them,'Ms. Coppotelli said. " She said that when women do stop smoking, they often have a strong need for support and en couragement at a time when they are least able to give this others. This can create problems. "Women, who are ex periencing the unsettling effects of quitting often violate the expectations that they be the peacemakers of their families ana that they 5 maintain a supportive, even emotional, keel. Many resolve the conflict by turning to cigarettes, their allies in upholding the peacemaker role in ' the first place," said Ms. Coppotelli. 1 . The problem is a ' serious one, she con tends. Studies indicate women are becoming in creasingly vulnerable to lung cancer, and heart, lung ; and coronary disease. Women in their child bearing years run the special risks because smoking can aggravate problems associated with oral contraceptives and pregnancy, she said, "The number ' of ' women srfiokers is rapid ly growing," she said, citing statistics indicating one-third of all women between the ages of 21-54 smoke and the greatest increase ! ja smoking rates is in the 13-35 year-old range. : "The lifetime ex posure of women to ;moke is increasing 'dramatically as women start to smoke younger, consume more daily, in dulge for more yean, and inhale more deeply; in other words" approx imate male patterns of smoking," she said. 4 T . : f r, ' ' J ' X . 6" V ) 1 J ' 1 I . v.. ' 1 fV-g j t-At-- suit- '"' V ' , 1 l0 OCEATJ FRESH Lawson's Seafood & Carry Out 2504 Fayetteville St. Flow Cooking Your Favorite Seafoods Open lues., Wed,, Thurs., Sat. 10:30A.M.-7P.M. Friday: 9:30 A.M. - 8:30 P.M. Call Your Order In 682-7083 i . w ' 1 iiwiim "I" ii m imiiiiihi tm FOR THE BIRDS Drilling operations have long-since ceased from this" petroleum pier, but what's left of the concrete and steel structure has taken on new life. That's because birds of a feather mostly cormorants, seagulls and f ellicans have roosted together, making the structure their home and refage rom predators. Known as Bird Island and located in the Stana Barbara y"v? jt izr .i , (Calif.) Channel, the 1930's vintage structure Is a remnant of an oil-boom era enjoyed by a predecessor company of AmlnoO USA, Inc., the energy sub sidiary of R.J. Reynolds Insndtries, Inc. Amiaoil continues to produce oil from the Santa Barbara Channel area. 1 V. J By way By Joe Black Unemployment is prevalent; many families have been forced to sell their homes; and too many of our youths have been forced to curtail their college educations because of the financial plight that besieges this nation. It has been many, many years since so manyVmericans have been out of work.One of the hurting aspects of this negative situation ie the fact that the "axe" has fallen on thousands of emp!oye?s who were ; 'cut loose' because of the recession, or depres sion, that we are experiencing. These people don't want to be a statistic, they want to work. And when we view the sad story from a Black persepective, our dismay is increased because there are 2 unemployed Blacks for each inactive white worker. Additionally, recently the Labor Department acknowledged that it has halted pro posals to ease anti-discrimination guidelines for federal contjacts. The new proposals include limiting back-pay awards and eliminating a requirement for formal Affirmative Action Pro grams for many of the 200.000 contractors with government contracts. Remember the old children's rhyme: "Rain, rain go away, come back another day"? It sure would be great if we could wish our troubles away. 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