11 Worst Cities for People with Asthma in America

6. Augusta, GA

We’re up to number six and things are bound to get ugly from here on out, or “uglier” if you want to be more specific. Augusta, Georgia, is a bad place for you if you’re asthmatic, proof being all the people dying from this disease, including innocent children. The high pollen stats are partially at fault for the flare-ups of those ill, but they’re not the only cause.

The city’s anti-smoking laws are laughable at best, and the efforts to, at least, ban smoking in public places have failed in recent years. That means that second-hand smoking is still an issue in this city, and it’s one that seems to have absolutely no cure.

Furthermore, the city also has a high poverty rate, while the number of people that have no medical insurance is astounding. On the other hand, the number of ER visits for asthma-related issues seems to be growing, and so is the use of quick relief meds and control medicine.

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