Surveys show that the number of vaping teenagers in Ireland is on the rise. Already studies show that children as Osemncane as 13 years old are using vaping products. The Irish Tobacco Free Research Institute’s recent study shows that most intsha ezweni iqala ukufutha phakathi kweminyaka eyi-14 neyi-15. Lokhu akuyona into engavamile. UKatelyn Benson, obambe iqhaza ku-SpunOut, iwebhusayithi yolwazi lwentsha uthi uzwile izingane njenge Osemncane njengoba uneminyaka engu-8 ubudala. Uthi lezi zingane “ziyangena, efutha ezindlini zokugezela ephephetha intuthu maqede aphume othisha bangasho lutho ngoba alikho iphunga."
Wengeza ngokuthi iningi lala ma-vapes alahlwayo and this makes it easy for teenagers and young kids to hide them from their parents as they can simply throw them away after use. She also believes that many Osemncane izingane zisebenzisa le mikhiqizo ngoba izivivinyo eziningi ezifana namaswidi namaswidi futhi ngaleyo ndlela zikhanga kakhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, le mikhiqizo ayimbi eqolo ngakho izingane eziningi zingonga futhi zizithengele zona.
Ucwaningo olwenziwa yi-Irish Tobacco Free Research Institute luthole ukuthi i-vaping yentsha ikhuphuke yafinyelela ku-39% ngo-2019 isuka ku-23% ngo-2014. Lokhu ukwanda okukhulu okunabambiqhaza abaningi abathintekayo. NgokukaProfessor Luke Clancy, umqondisi jikelele weSikhungo, isizathu esiyinhloko esenza inani lama-vaper akhula likhula ilukuluku. Ngentsha eningi esebenzisa imikhiqizo yokuphefumula, intsha eningi ifuna ukuzama ama-vapes. Waqhubeka wathi, “isikhathi sokubhema intsha siye sashintsha e-Ireland futhi sicabanga ukuthi ithonya le-e-cigarette kulokho lingase libe likhulu.”
Cishe u-70% wentsha eyabamba iqhaza ocwaningweni ibike ukuthi yayingakaze ibheme ngaphambi kokuzama ama-vapes. Lokhu kwamukelwa kuphikisa izimangalo ezenziwe abakhiqizi be-e-cigarette nabathengisi abagcizelela ukuthi imikhiqizo yabo zenzelwe abantu abadala abazama ukuyeka ukubhema.
USolwazi Clancy uthi ukusebenzisa i-e-cigarette kubeka izingozi eziningi empilweni yentsha ehilelekile. “Ubuchopho obuthuthukayo - ubuchopho obungavuthiwe - buthinteka kabi i-nicotine, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi amandla angakanani. I-Nicotine isebenza ngqo ebuchosheni futhi ngobuchopho obungavuthiwe bunomthelela omubi kubo,” kusho uprofesa Clancy. Uphinde waxwayisa ngokuthi ama-flavour emikhiqizweni eshisayo akufanele asetshenziselwe ukuphakamisa ukuthi leyo mikhiqizo iphephile njengoba abantu abaningi besho. Ukholelwa ukuthi ukufundisa umphakathi ngobungozi bale mikhiqizo kanye nemithetho evimbela iminyaka yobudala kuyisixazululo esingcono kakhulu kule nkinga.
UColin O'Gara, oyinhloko yezinkonzo zokulutheka esibhedlela iSaint John of God uthi lokhu kungase kube uphawu lwezinkinga zengqondo. Ukholelwa ukuthi ukutholakala kwemikhiqizo kagwayi we-elekthronikhi entsheni kanye nemvelo yentsha enelukuluku lenza kube indawo evundile yemikhuba emisha emayelana nokuvuvuka.
I-Goodnews ithi vele uhulumeni ulungiselela umthethosivivinywa ozovimbela ukudayiswa kwemikhiqizo ye-nicotine entsheni. Kulokhu, uhulumeni uthole umlingani ongathandeki: i-Vape Business Ireland (VBI) indikimba emele abakhangisi be-e-cigarette. I-VBI ibilokhu ifuna kuvalwe ukudayiswa kukagwayi entsheni engaphansi kweminyaka engu-18 kusukela ngo-2015..
