In my view, the therapeutic benefits are identical. The use of aspirin in children is another matter. In children younger than about 12, aspirin can cause Reye's syndrome, a serious neurological disorder. My husband smokes a pipe. As a pipe smoker, I have to limit my consumption and be sensitive to those people around me who may be bothered by my occasional lapse of good judgment.
Tobacco smoke is theoretically harmful to health, whether it comes from cigarettes, cigars or pipes.
Yet, extrapolating from data derived from cigarette smokers, I'd have to say that there is clearly a risk, although it may be smaller. I am not hypocritical enough to urge your husband to discontinue his pipe, while I sit here writing and happily puffing away. Having said that, I will now extinguish my pipe, open the window, clear the room of haze, brush my teeth and go to bed.