Does smoking cigarettes affect intelligence?

General effects of smoking: Smoking affects every cell of the body with every breath of smoke. read more

Quitting smoking results in a decrease in brain activity, says professor. Positive effects of nicotine on the brain's performance is now confirmed by the Danish nicotine research at the Panum Institute in Copenhagen. We can now add another piece to the puzzle which clearly shows that smoking increases the intelligence. read more

Smoking has long been known to damage lungs and cause heart disease. But it could also lower your IQ, research has found. Young people who smoke regularly are likely to have markedly lower intelligence levels than those who do not smoke, and, according to the study of 20,000 young adults, the heavier the smoker, the lower the IQ. read more

Over the years, we have all read many articles about the dangers of smoking cigarettes to our general health. The ingredients in the cigarettes have been linked to a variety of cancers, lung disease, heart disease and hormonal imbalances. read more