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1890: The cure was smoking? It sounds impossible today, but over a century ago, "Asthma Cigarettes" were sold in pharmacies. Patients were told to inhale smoke to clear their lungs. The science Didyouknow Long before modern inhalers, people treated asthma attacks by smoking! The Dr. R. Schiffmann's Asthmador sold as combustible powder or cigarettes was packed with belladonna and stramonium, both nightshade The Marketing of Menthol The New York Times Dr. Whetzel's Cigarettes National Museum of American History

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