Please download and review your Asthma Action Plan to determine if you are in the green, yellow, or red zone as shown on the chart. It is important to know what to do when your peak flow number goes down or if you have symptoms. You can use the chart to better manage your asthma. Back to Top Smoking Cessation Tobacco use will make your asthma worse, even breathing second-hand smoke could trigger an asthma attack. This is especially true for children.
Studies show that children of smokers are more likely to suffer asthma.
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