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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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 Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:55 pm Post subject: Smoking can lessen IQ, thinking ability: study |
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Smoking can lessen IQ, thinking ability: study
By Charnicia E. Huggins
Mon Oct 24,10:50 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The poorer mental function seen among alcoholics, many of whom also regularly smoke cigarettes, may be partially due to the long-term effects of nicotine, new research suggests.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051024/hl_nm/smoking_iq_dc;_ylt=AjMyftQLv86kCAVRFHLk30kDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
Hmmmmm ... nicotine fingered as the culprit eh? Frankly i'm not convinced. What about the long term effects of the EXTENSIVE LIST of chemicals & additives millions of smokers have been "legally" poisoned with for all these years now?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cigarettes+chemicals+additives+list&spell=1
Smoking would be nowhere near as bad as it is for people if all these nasty cancer causing agents & toxins were removed from the picture. Hmmmmm ... for whatever reason the people who backed this study apparently didn't feel it was that important.
In & of itself does nicotine really cause cancer or lower IQ? Somehow i seriously doubt it. |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:54 am Post subject: |
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It doesn't matter. You have to be pretty stupid to start smoking in the first place.  |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:27 am Post subject: |
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The Mystery of Philip Morris' Nicotine Inhaler
By Myron Levin Times Staff Writer
Sun Oct 30, 7:55 AM ET
Cigarette maker Philip Morris has developed an inhaler that could deliver a nicotine mist deep into the lungs, giving smokers a satisfying dose of the addictive drug without the carcinogens, gases and toxic metals that make tobacco smoke so dangerous.
Cloaked in secrecy, the device was invented nearly a dozen years ago at a time the tobacco industry was vigorously denying that nicotine was addictive, internal company documents show. It was part of an effort by the top cigarette maker to explore the possibility of offering a "clean" form of nicotine to those who can't or won't quit.
A nicotine inhaler probably would draw a mixed response, similar to the debate over offering clean needles to heroin users. Though some health professionals might object to any product that sustains nicotine dependence, many others say "clean" nicotine could be a powerful weapon in the fight against tobacco-related diseases.
For reasons Philip Morris declines to discuss, the project appears to have stalled. The company has been aggressively courting pharmaceutical companies to use the inhaler for therapeutic drugs, but its future as a cigarette alternative is a mystery.
"For competitive reasons, we do not comment on our future business plans," said Peggy Roberts, senior director of communications for Philip Morris USA, which is part of Altria Group Inc.
For Philip Morris, a nicotine inhaler would pose clear risks.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/latimests/20051030/ts_latimes/themysteryofphilipmorrisnicotineinhaler;_ylt=AjnArw8FxkWmg9eeS6a61yMDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:39 am Post subject: |
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I'm not at all surprised by the findings.
Smokers think they have deep thoughts but they're just on a nicotine high.
Just like marijuana users.
I remember fellow philosophy majors would smoke up and think they were the best thinkers. But they couldn't hold a line of thinking nor follow formal logic, hence finished below those of us who actually used our brain cells for studying and research instead of mental foreplay. (They of course thought they were "beyond" the tests, or that the tests didn't test their "true" thinking ability.)
I feel bad saying this now, as I almost pity their addictedness. But back in college I just saw their presumptive arrogance. |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:56 am Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
I'm not at all surprised by the findings.
Smokers think they have deep thoughts but they're just on a nicotine high.
Just like marijuana users.
I remember fellow philosophy majors would smoke up and think they were the best thinkers. But they couldn't hold a line of thinking nor follow formal logic, hence finished below those of us who actually used our brain cells for studying and research instead of mental foreplay. (They of course thought they were "beyond" the tests, or that the tests didn't test their "true" thinking ability.)
I feel bad saying this now, as I almost pity their addictedness. But back in college I just saw their presumptive arrogance. |
For the most i agree with you, and you raise a number of of good points here.
A pot high however & the "deep thoughts" it illicits is a far cry from the buzz nicotine gives us. As you're a former philosophy major i was surprised you didn't better qualified your statement 
Stoned classmates presumptive arrogance or pitiful delusion? I can recall examples of both, and then some.
Anyways, as i said ... thanks for your general comments.
Smokers' Misperceptions Make Quitting Hard
By Martha Kerr
Reuters Health Nov 01, 2005
(Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)MONTREAL - Many smokers think that nicotine causes cancer, and they are therefore very reluctant to use nicotine replacement in the form of patches or gum to help them quit smoking, according to surprise findings of a survey reported here at the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians.
The survey consisted of 1,139 people -- 482 men and 657 women -- enrolled in a smoking cessation program at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in Great Neck, New York. The participants were questioned about the their beliefs regarding smoking and the risk of developing cancer, and nicotine's part in that cancer risk.
Lead investigator Dr. Virginia Reichert said that the majority of smokers -- 72 percent of women and 59 percent of men -- believed that nicotine causes cancer. In addition, 72 percent of women and 63 percent of men smoked "light" cigarettes, thinking this would lower their intake of nicotine and thus lower their risk of cancer.
"Just the opposite is true," Reichert told Reuters Health. "Nicotine does not cause cancer, but that is why patients are reluctant to use patches to help them quit ... It's the cigarette smoke that contains carcinogens, neurotoxins and other toxins."
More women expressed fear, guilt and worry about the risks they were taking with smoking (77 percent versus 62 percent of men), and they were also more afraid of failure in their attempts to quit than men (17 percent versus 11 percent). However, quit rates at 30 days were essentially the same for women and men -- 59 percent versus 55 percent.
"Nicotine is the drug that smokers crave. That's why the patches are a good alternative for those who want to quit," Reichert said.
"Smokers need a comprehensive care program that includes (drug therapy) using nicotine patches," she added. "The programs are very much the same as other addiction treatment programs, but they need to go a step further," she said.
Complete abstinence is not used, because going "cold turkey" has a very high failure rate, Reichert said. "A program that involves behavior modification, guided imagery and support systems are helpful," she concluded, "and patches are a very useful tool in the program."
http://english.epochtimes.com/news/5-11-1/34015.html
Hey, i went cold turkey and succeeded ... on something like the 12th or 13th try  |
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EFLtrainer
Joined: 04 May 2005
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:07 am Post subject: |
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This would be self-evident, wouldn't it? Reduce oxygen... And how bright do you have to be to start in the first place?
This'll get me a few flames!!! But, seriously, have never been able to understand the attraction... simply attrocious habit that kills others... "What?!! Not smoke in public?!! I can kill you with a gun, why not a cigarette? Oh... that's illegal, the gun thing? Really.... damn...."
Bizarre. |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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tomwaits
Joined: 05 Feb 2003
Location: PC Bong
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| Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| What lessens IQ is being a moron. |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| This just in: Cigarettes contain nicotine. |
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Czarjorge
Joined: 01 May 2007
Location: I now have the same moustache, and it is glorious.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Good, I often find that I'm too smart to interact with people. Now booze has a helper. |
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safeblad
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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| igotthisguitar wrote: |
No smoking for a solid month now ...
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congratulations, keep it up. dont get complacent. |
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ChopChaeJoe
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 8:32 am Post subject: |
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| Just about two months for me without a smoke. 98% of the time I don't miss it at all. |
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safeblad
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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| ChopChaeJoe wrote: |
| Just about two months for me without a smoke. 98% of the time I don't miss it at all. |
2 days this time 
oh well gotta start somewhere and at least i am very motivated . i was reading this book 'what would buddha do?' and got inspired |
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