> Unfortunately not. If you spend a long time smoking you'll end up permanently slower in the brain. "permanently slower" based on what evidence? By what measu

> Unfortunately not. If you spend a long time smoking you'll end up permanently slower in the brain. "permanently slower" based on what evidence? By what measure? Are you speaking from personal experience? (i stopped a few years ago after decades of smoking. Memory as sharp as it's ever been. Creative spark is lower than when i smoked. Will resume when our laws change.)