Smoking Speeds Mental Decline

American VoicesOpinion ISSUE 48•06 Feb 8, 2012

A study published in Archives Of General Psychiatry found that middle-aged men who smoked had diminished cognitive skills, the equivalent of having aged an additional 10 years. What do you think?

  • “Oh God, these cigarettes are terrible for me!”

    Mindy Brzinski –
    Systems Analyst

  • “I guess it's only a matter of time before the FDA starts putting horrific pictures of morons on cigarette boxes.”

    Frank Robinson –
    Fugue Operator

  • “It's really sad that so many men who should be at their peak TV-watching years won't be able to figure out how to make the remote work.”

    Melvin Wolfe –
    Loom Repairman

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