This easy-to-read guide provides specific information that teens can use to better monitor and manage their illness and improve their quality of life while living with asthma. What happens in the body during an attack, what specific triggers might make asthma worse, medications that can help, and symptoms that signal asthma is getting worse are all covered. Teens will not only find factual information to take a proactive role in the management of their illness, but they will also enjoy reading interviews with other teens who have asthma and finding out how they feel about taking medication.

How long has this been going on? a history of asthma -- What is it? asthma defined -- Diagnosing asthma -- Asthma triggers and how to avoid them -- What to do about it: asthma treatments -- Dealing With asthma at school -- When asthma becomes deadly -- Coping with asthma -- On your own.