Smokers are the worst performers when it comes to carry out their duties, a new study, tracking 5,500 women entering the US Navy over a period of 12 months between 1996 and 1997, has come up nourishing this view.
During the course of this study, researchers found that women-smokers, serving the Navy were comparatively more likely to leave before they had served their full term. In addition, regular smokers were more likely to be discharged due to medical reasons, bad behavior, misconduct, personality disorders, etc.
This study is quite strange, as a big percentage of US military personnel have been found with smoking addiction. However, this study sounds quite convincing, as many side effects have been associated with smoking, like it affects cardiovascular health, physical health. Moreover, it has been found affecting cognitive function too in a bad way. What all this shows is that smoking affects our mental as well as physical health, which ultimately leads to worst performance.
Via: Earth Times