Ukubhema nokukhipha umhwamuko kuyanda e-Ireland, futhi abalawuli bakagwayi ezweni bangase badunyazwe yilokho okusha okutholakele. Ucwaningo olunesihloko esithi: “Ukwenyuka kokubhema nokusebenzisa ugwayi we-e phakathi kwentsha yase-Ireland: usongo olusha ku-Tobacco Free Ireland 2025 ibhomu lesikhathi. “Yaphakamisa ukuthi i-Ireland ngeke iwufinyelele umgomo wayo wokungabhemi ngomkhuba okhulayo wokubhema. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi lolu cwaningo luphinde lwathi ukusakazeka kukagwayi we-e kwandisa isimo.
Njengamanye amazwe aseYurophu nase-United States, i-Ireland yayibhekene nokwehla amazinga okubhema phakathi kwentsha yayo. Kodwa-ke, ukwethulwa kogwayi be-elekthronikhi, osekutholwe yintsha eningi emhlabeni wonke, kukhulise ukuthambekela kokubhema futhi. USolwazi Luke Clancy, ongumbhali ophambili walolu cwaningo kanye noMqondisi Jikelele wesikhungo sase-Ireland soTobacco-Free Research Institute, uthe nakuba ingaziwa kahle imiphumela kagwayi we-elekthronikhi, i-nicotine etholakala kule mikhiqizo ingalimaza ubuchopho bentsha. Uphinde wazwakalisa ukukhathazeka kwakhe ngokuthi ukusetshenziswa kukagwayi we-e kungase kubangele ukwanda kwababhemayo. Ingabe i-vaping iyingozi, futhi ingabe iholela ekubhemeni?
Idatha yokungqubuzana
Ngokungafani nocwaningo lwakamuva, i-Healthy Ireland yenza a ucwaningo ku-2019 lokho kuphakamise ukuthi ukwenyuka kwamazinga e-vaping akunasizathu sokwethuka. Ucwaningo luphinde lwabonisa ukuthi isibalo sabantu abasebenzisa i-vaping sasiphansi kakhulu kunalabo ababeyeka ukubhema.
Inhlolovo yango-2019 ibisekelwe ku- ICentral Statistics Office idatha. Lezi zibalo zikhombise ukuthi i-Ireland inabantu ababalelwa ku-246,000 abakhipha amanzi alingana no-0.05% wabantu bezwe. Ucwaningo lwe-Healthy Ireland luphinde lwaphakamisa ukuthi inani labantu ababhemayo lehle ngo-6% lisuka ku-23% laya ku-17% eminyakeni emihlanu ngaphambi kocwaningo. Kodwa-ke, lawo ma-vaping anyuke ngo-2% kuphela ngesikhathi esifanayo. Lolu cwaningo luchitha umbono wokuthi ukwamukela ugwayi we-elekthronikhi kukhuthaza ukubhema okuvuthayo.
Ucwaningo luphinde lwabonisa ukuthi u-38% wababhemayo ohlelweni lokuyeka bamukele ugwayi we-e ukuze ubasize banqobe ukulutheka futhi banciphise izimpawu zokuyeka. Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, izingxoxo zenziwa nabantu abangu-7,413 e-Ireland kusukela eminyakeni engu-15 nangaphezulu, kwembula ukuthi ingxenye yesine yabantu base-Ireland abaneminyaka ephakathi kuka-25 no-34 baye bazama ukufutha. Noma kunjalo, u-8% kuphela waleli qembu angabasebenzisi bamanje.
Le datha ibonisa ukuthi i-vaping ayikhuthazi ngempela ukuthi abantu babheme. Abanye ababhemayo baze bamukele ngisho ne-e-cigarettes ukuze ibasize bayeke ukubhema.
