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*Smoking cessation should be strongly encouraged in patients with asthma who smoke, and they should be offered effective personalized strategies. In addition to pharmacotherapy and behavioral support, other options should be made available to manage smokers who frequently relapse and for those who are unable or unwilling to quit. A realistic alternative is to encourage these smokers to switch to ECs, a much less harmful source of nicotine. | *Smoking cessation should be strongly encouraged in patients with asthma who smoke, and they should be offered effective personalized strategies. In addition to pharmacotherapy and behavioral support, other options should be made available to manage smokers who frequently relapse and for those who are unable or unwilling to quit. A realistic alternative is to encourage these smokers to switch to ECs, a much less harmful source of nicotine. | ||
*[https://sci-hub.se/10.1016/j.anai.2015.10.012 PDF (full paper)] | *[https://sci-hub.se/10.1016/j.anai.2015.10.012 PDF (full paper)] | ||
===2014: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4053879/ Effect of Smoking Abstinence and Reduction in Asthmatic Smokers Switching to Electronic Cigarettes: Evidence for Harm Reversal]=== | |||
*Here, we show for the first time improvements in asthma control, AHR and pulmonary function in asthmatic smokers who quit or dramatically reduced their tobacco consumption by switching to e-cigs. | |||
==COPD== | ==COPD== | ||
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