2026-09-08 02:00 UTC
How cigarettes were being prescribed to asthmatic as a cure for asthma?
Nicotine is a stimulant, that’s why. It reduces anxiety and promotes bronchodilation. Helpful in the short run, but of course the long term effects of smoking will likely make it worse.
Modern asthma inhalers instead contain a mild steroid.
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@rain_enjoyer@sopuli.xyz 2026-09-08 06:26
These cigarettes used belladonna leaves and no tobacco. Some similar (safer) stuff is used today for the same purpose