Teens with asthma almost twice as likely to smoke as their healthy counterparts

Saturday, November 12, 2016 - 03:03 in Health & Medicine

Curiosity is a driving factor in why most kids start smoking, and the same is true for kids with asthma. A new study found adolescents with asthma were twice as likely to smoke as kids without asthma. And they continue to smoke well into their teen years, even though they know smoking is particularly bad for their lungs.

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