Are smokers foolish by definition or they become stupid because of smoking? At least one discovery was made by the scientists from the University of Michigan: prolonged smoking reduces IQ.
Although smokers often insist that a cigarette helps them to become more concentrated, the use of tobacco for a period of several years can have an opposite effect, decreasing speed and preciseness of man’s thinking and reducing his IQ level. Scientists came to this conclusion after the survey of 172 drinkers and non-drinkers. The study was initially designed with the purpose to reveal the long term effects of alcoholism on people’s mental abilities.
Israeli cancerous society uses a phenomenon of IQ decrease as a propagandistic method in quitting smoking courses. The previous scientific discoveries confirmed the influence of alcohol on intellect lowering and IQ decrease, but now it is verified that prolonged smoking leads to the same consequences. Long term smoking impacts on memory, ability to solve problems and IQ level are even more distinct.
This is the first scientific research which confirms the direct connection of smoking with the neurocognitive function amongst men suffering from alcoholism.
Source: The Jerusalem Post, / www.inopressa.ru
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