oking frequently causes disease and death." And almost three-fourths of the 47 million smokers in the United States say they would like to quit (6 pp. 483-486).
             To help explain these contradictory statistics, we have to understand the dimensions of health as they relate to the issue of smoking. These dimensions include five major areas. These areas include the following; Social, Emotional, Physical, Intellectual, and Spiritual.
             In society, film fanatics ought to recall that a majority of the movie characters in the 1940's were frequent smokers. In fact, female leads often used the skillful manipulation of their cigarettes in suggestive poses, thereby communicating the idea that smoking was sexy. Even today, the media and other sources still convey powerful images that promote the view that smoking is socially desirable. This view sets the first stage for smoking: a relatively positive attitude about the habit, generally glared from the media, peers, and advertising. And also being expressed in one of three disguises: smoking as "cool" or the "in" thing, smoking as a rebellious act, and smoking as acting calm and collective under stressful situations. In fact, following legal action by the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), manufacturers of Camel cigarettes have agreed to stop running the "Joe Camel" series of advertisements. The FDA based its action on research showing that the cartoon character was targeted at young males, who found the hip camel's message particularly compelling. Studies found that children as young as six were able to identify Joe Camel as easily as they recognized Mickey Mouse (9 pp. 60-63).
             In addition, there is also a direct link between smoking and social events, such as parties. There can be little doubt that people at parties smoke, and that many smoke heavily - or at least much more than normal. But what causes this link between parties and smoking? Does the social atmosphere induc
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