Banning these chemcials is a good idea, but only when there's a reasonable replacement.
Furthermore, the amount of these chemicals that's used in ashtma inhalers is insignificant.
Environmentalists do not understand the concept of "diminishing returns." Reducing the use of this chemical by 99% may make perfect sense. But stopping that last 1% is a bad idea, and this is a great example why.
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This may sound strange......but have you tried caffeine?
A medical doctor told my friend that caffeine has a molecule that is almost identical to that of medications found in asthama inhalers.
Doctor says caffeine is a lung inflater (serves the same purpose as inhalers).
My friend who used an inhaler 1-2 a day now takes sips of caffinated coffee at the onset of an attack, and no longer needs an inhaler.
The caffeine must be brewed coffee-—instant does not work.
Might be a good idea to check with your doctor before proceeding-—although there are no known cures for asthama. If you find a treatment that works-—great.
Another way to help the condition is to amp up your Omega 3’s. Usually found in salmon, but many asthmatics cannot eat seafood. You can buy flaxseed oil or flaxseed meal that is easily added to foods (it has no flavor-—and about 2000 mg of Omega 3).
Advair has been the best asthma medicine I have ever used. Use it twice a day, morning and night. Anybody with asthma, check it out, seriously. And it’s a powder inhaler, so they can’t claim it’s bad for the environment.
If I were in your position I would mail order a case from Mexico or Canada.
R-134A replaced R-12 for all refrigerant uses with similar requirements but is toxic when used in inhalers.
But the EPA overruled their own de-minimus waiver and made the manufacturers switch to less effective gases.
If the inhaler proved to help animals breathe better then it would still be available.
Same kind of thing happed during the late eighties when the ozone fright first started. My allergy medication used to come in an aerosol and was quite affective. Then around 88 or 89, the use of aerosols were outlawed (at least the accelerates used) which made the medication nearly useless.