Compared With Sustained Or Even Reduced Smoking Intensity, Smoking Cessation Appears Tied To Lower Risk For Dementia, Study Indicates

Healio (1/31, Downey) reports, “Smoking cessation was associated with lower risk for dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia, compared with sustained or even reduced smoking intensity,” investigators concluded in a study that included 789,532 participants. The findings were published online in JAMA Network Open.

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— “Smoking cessation, rather than reduction, linked to lower risk for dementia “Ken Downey Jr., Healio, January 31, 2023

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