Ngokusho kokutholwe yi- 2021 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS), njengomzamo oqhubekayo we-Colorado Legislator wokwephula umthetho ama-flavour e-vape, ukusetshenziswa kukagwayi kanye nomusi phakathi kwentsha kusancipha e-Centennial State.
Bangama-30.4% kuphela abafundi basesikoleni samabanga aphakeme ngo-2021 abathi bake bawusebenzisa ugwayi we-elekthronikhi, futhi bangu-16.1% kuphela abathi okwamanje bebesebenzisa owodwa, okuchazwa ngokuthi bake bakhipha ugwayi okungenani kanye ezinsukwini ezingama-30 ezandulele ucwaningo. Ukusetshenziswa njalo kukagwayi we-e kwehle ngo-33.8% kusukela ngo-2019, kanti ukusetshenziswa kukagwayi we-e njengamanje kwehle ngo-37.8%.
The Izindaba mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwezinto ezivuthayo kuhle. Bangu-3.3% kuphela abafundi besikole samabanga aphezulu e-Colorado ababike ukuthi babhema ugwayi kusukela ngo-2021. Lokhu kumele ukwehla ngo-41.1% kusukela ngo-2019 lapho u-5.7% wabantu bethi njengamanje bayabhema.
Lezi zilinganiso ze umkhiqizo womhwamuko kanye nokusetshenziswa kukagwayi ovuthayo phakathi kwentsha yaseColorado kuphakathi kokuphansi kakhulu, okufanele kuvunywe ngabazali kanye nabakhi benqubomgomo. Eqinisweni, iphesenti labafundi basesikoleni esiphakeme saseColorado ababhemayo lehle ngo-69.2% kusukela ngo-2013, lapho oyedwa kwabahlanu (10.7%) kubo ubekade ebhema.
Ukwengeza, abafundi besikole samabanga aphezulu basebenzisa imikhiqizo yomhwamuko ngamanani aphansi kakhulu ake abonwa. Isibonelo, lapho i-HKCS iqala ukubuza mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwemikhiqizo yomhwamuko phakathi kwentsha ngo-2015, u-46.2% wabafundi basesikoleni esiphakeme bake babhekana nogwayi we-elekthronikhi kuyilapho u-26.1% benza kanjalo ngaleso sikhathi. Ukusetshenziswa njalo kanye nokusetshenziswa kwamanje kwehle ngo-34.2% no-38.3%, ngokulandelana, phakathi kuka-2015 no-2021.
I-HKCS iphinde ibheke ukuthi kungani Osemncane abantu basebenzisa i-e-cigarettes, futhi ngokuvamile, Osemncane abantu abanikezi “ama-flavour” njengencazelo. Isibonelo, ngo-2021, kuphela u-22.6% wabasebenzisi bamanje be-e-cigarette basesikoleni esiphakeme abakhulume ngokunambitha; esikhundleni salokho, u-46.7% ubalule ukubhema ngoba ilungu lomndeni noma umngane ubezisebenzisa.
Okutholwe yinhlolovo kuyahambisana nedatha evela kwezinye izinhlolovo zikazwelonke. Isibonelo, iNhlolovo Kazwelonke Kagwayi Yentsha yango-2021 ithole ukuthi phakathi kwabafundi besikole esiphakathi nesebanga eliphezulu abake basebenzisa ugwayi we-elekthronikhi, u-47.6% bathi bawusebenzisa ngoba befuna ukwazi, u-57.8% bakhombe abangani kanye/noma amalungu omndeni ayewusebenzisile, kwathi abangu-13.5 kuphela bawusebenzisa. % ukunambitheka okuphawuliwe.
Ulwazi ngeke lufike ngesikhathi esingcono. Izishayamthetho eColorado zizamile ukudlulisa umthethosivivinywa ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka owawuzoba nawo ugwayi we-e enongiwe ongekho emthethweni neminye imikhiqizo kagwayi, njengogwayi we-menthol. Umthethosivivinywa, okungenzeka ukuthi wawungenye yezingcezu ezithonywe kakhulu umthetho emlandweni wesimanje womthetho, wedlula i-Colorado House of Representatives kodwa wagcina ehlulekile ukungena eKomidini LeSenethi, elivuna abantu abadala abathembele emikhiqizweni yephunga elimnandi ukuze bahlale bengabhemi.
Kubalulekile ukuthi izishayamthetho zaziswe ngemininingwane ekhona yocwaningo ngaphambi kokubeka imingcele njengoba bezama ukwenza imithetho yezinqubo zika-2023. Iziphathimandla kufanele ziqaphele iqiniso lokuthi, ngaphandle kokwenqatshelwa kwe-flavour, i-vaping yentsha yehle kakhulu.
