A study of over 20,000 Israeli military recruits has found that cigarette smokers have lower IQs than non-smokers. All participants were 18-years-old and were fresh recruits into the Israeli military.
Dr. Mark Weiser and colleagues from Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer report that among them smokers had 7.5 points less IQ than non-smokers. In the study, 68% of the participants had never smoked, while 28% smoked at least 1 cigarette a day.
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Smoking causes many diseases and affects the overall health of smokers.
Smoking causes many diseases and affects the overall health of smokers.
The details appear in the journal Addiction.
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Smoking is the most important preventable cause of cancer in the world.
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