NgoLwesithathu ebusuku, izikhulu zaseWake County zaqinisa ukuvinjelwa kokusetshenziswa kukagwayi, ukukhala, kanye neminye imikhiqizo kagwayi.
E-Wake County yedolobha elikhulu, akukho kulokhu okuvunyelwe ezakhiweni zikahulumeni, amapaki nezindawo zokungcebeleka, amatiyetha, amabhange, izitolo ezinkulu, izitolo ezinkulu, noma kunoma iyiphi enye indawo yomphakathi yasendlini.
Umphathi wezinyuso zezempilo e-Wake County, u-Sarah Plentl, wagomela ngokuthi leli kuzoba isu elibanzi kakhulu lokungabhemi elingase lisetshenziswe.
Inhloso ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwe-e-cigarette phakathi Osemncane abadala kanye nezingane.
Ngokocwaningo lwakamuva lwe-Youth Tobacco Survey, ukusetshenziswa kwe-e-cigarette phakathi kwezikole zamabanga aphezulu eNorth Carolina ikhule ngaphezu kwe-1,000% kule minyaka eyishumi edlule.
NgokukaSig Hutchinson, usihlalo weWake County, “ngokwenza kube nzima ngabantu ukuba babheme, maningi amathuba okuba bayeke ngempela.” "Kudingeka sithathe isinyathelo sokumisa ukusetshenziswa kwe-nicotine okukhuphuka ngokushesha kwe-Wake County."
U-Plentl uyavuma futhi uthi ubonile nokuhlinzwa.
UPlentl uthe, “Sikubonile nakancane ukukhuphuka kwenani labantu abamukelwa yi-ER kanye nokuvakasha nje ezibhedlela okuhlobene nokusetshenziswa kwempahla edonsayo, ikakhulukazi entsheni yethu.
Umbuso usuvele uyakwenqabela ukubhema endlini ezindaweni zokucima ukoma nezindawo zokudlela, kodwa idolobha ngalinye nomasipala uvunyelwe ukwenza imithetho eyengeziwe yokungabhemi.
Ohulumeni basekhaya e-Wake County manje abanemithetho eqinile kancane banethemba lokwamukela inqubomgomo ka-Wake yokuyeka ugwayi ngenxa yalolu shintsho, ngokusho kwabaholi bezifunda.
Yize sikusukumela lokhu, u-Hutchinson uthe, “sinxusa ozakwethu bomasipala ukuthi baseseke kulokhu. Siyakubona futhi ukubaluleka kukagwayi kanye nomonakalo owudalayo emiphakathini yethu.
