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DOES SMOKING MAKE YOU STUPID?
Smoking may diminish the speed and accuracy of your thinking and bring down your IQ.
The association was a surprising result of a study of more than 170 men that initially set out to examine alcoholism's long-term effect on the brain.
While it was confirmed that alcoholism is associated with thinking problems and lower IQ, analysis showed that long-term smoking has similar effects.
The effects were most pronounced among those who had smoked the longest.
Sources
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence September 15, 2005
- Science Blog October 11, 2005
