Smoking May Cause Memory Impairment In Women

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 11:29 in Psychology & Sociology

A history of alcohol abuse is unlikely to cause long-term memory impairment in men and women, but smoking just might in women, a new study has found. The findings are based on assessments of 115 men and 169 women with an average age of 43. Overall, 45 percent of men and 37 percent of women met the criteria for lifetime alcohol abuse, and 13 percent and nearly 4 percent, respectively, had a lifetime history of alcohol dependence. One quarter of women and 18 percent of men had a history of tobacco dependence. The study appears in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs read more

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