hmnews.org — Smokers often say that smoking a cigarette helps them concentrate and feel more alert. But years of tobacco use may have the opposite effect, dimming the speed and accuracy of a person's thinking ability and bringing down their IQ, according to a new study led by University of Michigan researchers.
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eclectroOct 11, 2005
All I know is that there was a guy who I smelled ten feet away in the store today and I thought "geez, another butt-head."
nelsonmuntzOct 12, 2005
HaHa
dhughesOct 12, 2005
Yeah, everyone that ever smoked never died two seconds after smoking, so it must be OK.
sfacetsOct 12, 2005
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behemothaurOct 12, 2005
Macgyver: "I've known people that have died of lung cancer as a direct result of smoking and I also know plenty of people who have been smoking for 20+ years and want to quit but can't."Surely you could fix it mate - I mean - you can fix anything.
melvinschlubmanDec 15, 2005
behemothaur: "if you had the guts to pick up a ciggie in the first place then you are probably the sort of person who has initiative & guts" You have it backward. The losers who started smoking because of peer pressure are followers.
prolickMar 1, 2010
An update since this link no longer works:<a class="user" href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/10/051012231439.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/10/05101 ...</a>or<a class="user" href="http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2005/smoking.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2005/smoking ...</a>
prolickMar 1, 2010
An update since this link no longer works:<a class="user" href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/10/051012231439.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/10/05101 ...</a>or<a class="user" href="http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2005/smoking.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2005/smoking ...</a>