Reply #66: I agree with you, and would like to add...

[Dora]

The last I saw or heard tell of them, the kids I knew in school who started smoking at 12-13, and continued smoking weekly, and then daily, were having a very difficult time coping with the events that life threw at them. Their ability to make healthful choices for themselves seemed impaired, as well as their emotional resilience.

I wouldn't say that these kids seemed less intelligent because of their smoking, just that they had a harder time expressing that intelligence.

But most of us figured it out. One way or another.