Inhalers are the frontline treatment for asthma and COPD, but they come with a steep environmental cost, according to a new UCLA Health study—the largest to date quantifying inhaler-related emissions in the United States.
Researchers found that inhalers have generated over 2 million metric tons of carbon emissions annually over the past decade, equivalent to the emissions of roughly 530,000 gas-powered cars on the road each year.
It’s important to know the side effects of life saving items so we can see if there’s a better alternative. Not the most important fight in climate change, but if there’s improvements that can be made I don’t see why not, as long as it’s just as effective for the people that rely on it.