Young men smoking cigarettes clearly tend to have lower IQ than nonsmokers

Targeted more than 20,000 Israeli young menUniversity of Tel AvivA large-scale survey by smokers suggests that smokers' men have an average IQ lower than 7 non-smokers by average, and among smokers they are even lower in men who smoke more than one box a day .

It is unknown whether this trend is applicable to women as this survey was conducted only for males, but it is easy to speculate when asking that "IQ is low for smokers" It seems that IQ can not be explained in an easy-to-understand environmental theory that people I grew up with tend to have lower IQ because I was not in an environment that can receive good education.

Details are as below.Smoking is dumb: Young men who smoke have lower IQs, study finds

In a study by Professor Mark Weiser of Tel Aviv University psychiatry department, we got data of before, during, and after squads for over 20,000 healthy men aged 18 to 21 who joined the Israeli army It was. About 28% of the target men smoked one or more cigarettes a day, 68% of men said they were former smokers and 3% were never smoked. Details of the researchAddictionIt is published in the magazine.

In this study, which focused on the relationship between smoking and IQ, the average IQ of smokers was around 94, while the average IQ of nonsmokers was around 101. In addition, among smokers more than 1 box of tobacco In men sucking, IQ average was around 90, IQ tended to be lower than heavy smoker. The standard IQ of healthy young men without mental illness was 84 to 116, which means that IQ of smokers was also within the range considered to be most standard.

Also, men who were the subject of the survey included twins, and it seems that IQ was higher for nonsmokers when one of the twins was a smoker and the other was a non-smoker.

"Among healthcare workers, smokers were generally thought to be those who were raised in poorly towns or those not receiving good education, but people with diverse socio-economic backgrounds We can exclude socioeconomic factors as a major factor in this survey targeting the government, and the government may need to rethink the assignment of educational resources on smoking cessation efforts, "Professor Weiser said. This result suggests that children with low IQ can help to improve smoking prevention and smoking cessation efforts in elementary and junior high schools and high schools, such as targeting educational programs based on the fact that the risk of acquiring smoking habits is high He says that.

According to Professor Weiser, the results of this survey are consistent with the general trends seen in epidemiological surveys, "People with low IQ tend to have low decision-making abilities when making health-related decisions People who have low IQs can be used for various things, including tobaccoDependenceIt is not only easy to be cared for, it is also highly likely to have problems with obesity, nutritional disorders and drugs. Our findings strengthen the gathering evidence about this trend and we do not help guardians and experts to help young people at risk be selected to make their choices for themselves Is not it?