Smoking interferes with neurocognitive recovery during break from alcohol...
A new study of people in treatment found that smoking influenced their neurocognitive recovery....
read moreNicotine withdrawal weakens brain links
Researchers now believe that the cause of smokers relapsing may be due to what nicotine withdrawal does to the brain. It appears to cause an inability to switch from “default mode” to the “executive control” brain network....
read moreCombo of heavy drinking and smoking speeds of cognitive decline...
You know smoking is bad and heavy drinking is bad, but the combination of both creates a 36 percent faster cognitive decline rate compared to nonsmoking moderate drinkers....
read moreTeens with ADHD more likely to start smoking
Here’s another reason ADHD puts your teen at risk: they’re more likely to start smoking. A new study showed that kids who were treated for ADHD had a lower rate of smoking....
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