Does smoking tobacco have any effect on your intelligence?

Chew it, dip it, suck it or "snuff" it–there's no smoke involved with many forms of tobacco, but no matter how you use it, you're still playing with fire! While cigarettes catch a lot of heat for causing lung cancer, many don't realize that other types of nicotine use can be just as damaging to your general health. read more

Cigarettes have long dominated the market, but tobacco comes in countless shapes and sizes. Their novelty may tempt your curiosity, but just one try can put you on the path to addiction and some serious throat and mouth problems. read more

According to research pulled from the Journal of Psycopharmacology, smoking cannabis may actually have no effect on your intelligence or your IQ level – though, shockingly, smoking tobacco probably will. 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