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Asthma - Management
Smoking: What advice should I give someone with asthma?
- Advise smokers with asthma to stop smoking and provide them with the appropriate help. For more information, see the CKS topic on Smoking cessation.
- Advise people with asthma to, as far as possible, avoid exposure to tobacco smoke. For parents who smoke and have a child with asthma, this means either stopping smoking (the best option), or not smoking in the same room as the child (or, preferably, not smoking in the house).
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