[–] [S] 11 points 5 days ago (1 child)

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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