diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/breathe.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/breathe.dm
index 2746e0c82e9..66cdd2f75e5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/breathe.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/breathe.dm
@@ -60,13 +60,15 @@
 
 //Handle possble chem smoke effect
 /mob/living/carbon/proc/handle_chemical_smoke(var/datum/gas_mixture/environment)
+	if(species && environment.return_pressure() < species.breath_pressure/5)
+		return //pressure is too low to even breathe in.
 	if(wear_mask && (wear_mask.flags & BLOCK_GAS_SMOKE_EFFECT))
 		return
 
 	for(var/obj/effect/effect/smoke/chem/smoke in view(1, src))
 		if(smoke.reagents.total_volume)
-			smoke.reagents.trans_to_mob(src, 10, CHEM_INGEST, copy = 1)
-			//maybe check air pressure here or something to see if breathing in smoke is even possible.
+			smoke.reagents.trans_to_mob(src, 5, CHEM_INGEST, copy = 1)
+			smoke.reagents.trans_to_mob(src, 5, CHEM_BLOOD, copy = 1)
 			// I dunno, maybe the reagents enter the blood stream through the lungs?
 			break // If they breathe in the nasty stuff once, no need to continue checking
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
index cbec800efd5..baae688eb08 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
 
 			return 0
 
-		var/safe_pressure_min = 16 // Minimum safe partial pressure of breathable gas in kPa
+		var/safe_pressure_min = species.breath_pressure // Minimum safe partial pressure of breathable gas in kPa
 
 		// Lung damage increases the minimum safe pressure.
 		if(species.has_organ["lungs"])
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm
index 313fa2e1c77..4169f6177d6 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 
 	// Environment tolerance/life processes vars.
 	var/reagent_tag                                   //Used for metabolizing reagents.
+	var/breath_pressure = 16                          // Minimum partial pressure safe for breathing, kPa
 	var/breath_type = "oxygen"                        // Non-oxygen gas breathed, if any.
 	var/poison_type = "phoron"                        // Poisonous air.
 	var/exhale_type = "carbon_dioxide"                // Exhaled gas type.