I come from a non smoking family and I have asthma, but there is a very strong genetic link as my dad has asthma and his dad died from it at a young age. Asthma can be when your immune thinks a 'normal' particle in the atmosphere is poisonous, so it reacts to it, this can be the same with smoke. My asthma has always been worse when I'm in a smokey atmosphere. Well it used to be, but then I started smoking and it's bad all the time. I think the smoking ban's a good thing, from a purely selfish point of view, I'm trying to stop smoking and it's a bastard being in a pub, having a pint and smelling that sweeeet smell of a newly lit fag..... Why am I reading a thread about smoking when I'm desperate for a fag?? oh god I need a smoke. If anyone can come to Torry with a fag and lighter for me please do!!!