Ucwaningo lwakamuva oluvela eNyuvesi yase-East Anglia luphakamisa ukuthi ukunikela ikhithi yokuqala ye-vape amavawusha ku-NHS angasiza ekuyekisweni kwabantu ababhemayo abangomakadebona.
Ukuze basize iziguli ezake zazama ukuyeka ukubhema zahluleka esikhathini esidlule, abacwaningi basungula umshayeli wendiza isitolo se-vape uhlelo lwevawusha ngokubambisana nodokotela kanye nesevisi ye-NHS yokuyeka ukubhema, enikezwa endaweni yiPublic Health at Norfolk County Council.
Uhlelo oluxhaswe ngezimali nguMkhandlu Wesifunda saseNorfolk lwahlolwa futhi lwatholakala luyimpumelelo enkulu, ngamaphesenti angu-42 abantu ababhemayo abajwayekile ababelwe kulo futhi basebenzisa ivawusha yabo ye-vape beyeka ngenyanga eyodwa.
Lolu hlelo seluqaliswe kuyo yonke iNorfolk kulandela isigaba sokuhlola esiyimpumelelo, futhi ithimba locwaningo linethemba lokuthi ekugcineni luzosetshenziswa kuzwelonke ukuze lusize ekuyekiseni ukubhema kwabantu abaningi.
UProfesa Caitlin Notley we-UEA's Norwich Medical School, umcwaningi oholayo walolu cwaningo, kanye nochwepheshe bokulutheka, wathi: “Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi, uma kuqhathaniswa nokwelapha esikhundleni se-nicotine njengenhlaka namapetshi, i-vaping iyindlela ephumelelayo yokuyeka ukubhema. Ukuze uyeke ukubhema, ama-vapes noma ugwayi we-electronic kuyindlela ekhethwa kakhulu.
“Ucwaningo lwangaphambilini lubonise ukuthi zingase zibe usizo ngokukhethekile ekukhuthazeni abantu ukuba bayeke futhi babasize bagweme ukubhema unomphela.
“Besifuna ukuthola ukuthi ngabe isevisi yokuyeka ukubhema nodokotela bayanikezela yini isitolo se-vape amakhuphoni angasiza ababhemayo ekuyekeni. Besihlose ngempela ukufinyelela ababhemayo ababebuthaka nababencishwe amathuba futhi ababezame kodwa behluleka ukuyeka ukusebenzisa izindlela ezahlukene,” enezela.
Umqondisi Wezempilo Yomphakathi wakwaNorfolk, uDkt. Louise Smith, uncome ukusebenzisana ne-UEA kulo mklamo oholwa umkhandlu wokwandisa izinsiza zokusiza abantu ukuba bayeke ukubhema.
Emzamweni wokusiza iziguli zaseGreat Yarmouth ezazizame ukuyeka ukubhema esikhathini esidlule kodwa zahluleka, leli qembu labambisana namahhovisi odokotela endawo.
IGreater Yarmouth inenani lababhemayo likagwayi elibalelwa ku-21%, uma liqhathaniswa nenani labantu baseNorfolk elingu-14% kanye nesilinganiso sikazwelonke esingu-15%.
Kulaba, abangu-340 baqhubekela phambili ukuze bahlenge amavawusha abo kamuva.
Ngaphandle kokuthola ikhithi yabo yokuqala, labo ababambe iqhaza baphinde bathola ukwesekwa okwengeziwe kwabakwaNorfolk abangabhemi kanye namathiphu mayelana namandla nama-flavour ama-e-liquids.
Ngokuhambisana nodokotela, abasebenzi abavela izitolo ze-vape, kanye namalungu eNorfolk Engabhemi, ithimba labacwaningi liphinde lakhuluma nabanye babahlanganyeli ukuze lifunde kabanzi mayelana nolwazi lwabo.
Ukuze kugqugquzelwe abantu abaningi ukuthi basuke ekubhemeni baye ekubhemeni futhi behlise inani labantu abasabhema ugwayi, ithimba lithemba ukuthi uhlelo lwamavawusha olufanayo lungase lusetshenziswe kulo lonke elase-UK.
I-Norfolk County Council ixhase lolu cwaningo, obeluphethwe yi-UAE ngokubambisana nethimba lezempilo lomphakathi kanye nesevisi yendawo yokuyeka ukubhema i-Smokefree Norfolk.
Ngo-August 19, iphephabhuku i-Nicotine and Tobacco Research yashicilela isihloko esithi “I-pilot e-cigarette voucher scheme in a village village of the United Kingdom.”
