Asthma and Smoking

The youngest asthma patients are especially sensitive to cigarette smoke. Learn more about minimizing exposure to smoking and other triggers here.

In this interview, an allergist and immunologist explains exactly how secondhand smoke affects asthma patients.

Find out how smoke harms the lungs and why asthma patients are extremely sensitive to this damage. Also tips to reducing exposure and quitting smoking.

Watch this video to see how asthma affects the lungs and find out why they become more sensitive to irritants such as cigarette smoke.

When reseachers look at the risk factors that increase the likelihood of asthma, smoking always leads the list. Find out more here.

Aimed at school-age children with asthma, this short article explains why they should avoid secondhand smoke and answers common questions about cigarettes.

Get helpful tips from the EPA about avoiding the hazards of secondhand smoke. Also includes a link to the Smoke-Free homes pledge.

Check out this complete reference on the hazards of secondhand smoke. Learn how to reduce your exposure and how to help with education campaigns.

Many children with asthma find their symptoms improve as they enter adulthood- but not teenage smokers. They face a number of health consequences outlined here.