Smoking Increases Chances Of Mid-Life Memory Loss & Confusion

Middle-aged smokers are 87% more likely to report having subjective cognitive decline (SCD), including memory loss and confusion, than those who have never smoked. This translates to approximately 17% of all individuals who smoke that experience SCD. In comparison, about 9% of people who had never smoked in their lives experienced SCD. These statistics are not affected by an individual's sex.

Those who quit smoking may improve their chances of not experiencing SCD. Recent former smokers (those who had quit within the last 10 years) are 47% more likely to report having SCD, than those who never smoked . . .