It has been estimated that the total nicotine dose received by children whose parents smoke is equivalent to their actively smoking between 60 and 150 cigarettes per year ( East Mediterranean Health Journal , Effects of Passive Smoking on Childrens Health: A Review)
Beyond those two urgent scenarios, three further situations change clinical management
Maybe not as many young people smoke cigarettes, but I also find plenty of vapes
Smokers cough may be worse upon waking because the cilia were unaffected by tobacco smoke during sleep and so were more able to catch and expel the chemicals
Most research on the vapour emissions from heated tobacco products have been funded by tobacco companies or carried out by scientists directly employed by them
Treatment options can include behavioral therapies to better understand triggers and teach alternative coping skills, medications to treat uncomfortable symptoms, or interventions to address underlying or co-occurring conditions like anxiety or depression
