Asthma
- Key Facts
-An
estimated 5.1 million people in the UK have asthma
- Smoking in pregnancy and exposure to Secondhand
smoke may be the cause of the rise in asthma
sufferers
- Tobacco smoke and it's 4000 chemicals is a major
asthma trigger for everyone
- Parents who smoke are more likely to have children
with asthma
- Adults who are exposed to Secondhand smoke are
more likely to develop asthma
- Asthma sufferers are more like to get chest
infections caused by the effects of smoke
- Smoking makes it harder to control the effects of
asthma
- The smell of cigarette smoke on clothes, furniture
and in the car can trigger an asthma attack.
- Exposure to smoke causes more severe attacks
- Adults working in a smoky environment are twice as
likely to develop adult asthma as those working in a
smoke-free environment
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