I-Vaping Surges
Ocwaningweni lwakamuva, kutholwe ukuthi ziyanda izingane ezithatha i-vaping. Inombolo ye imiphunga elahlwayo ezithengiswayo ziya ngokuya zikhula, futhi ziza ngezinambitheka ezihlukahlukene zezithelo, okuhlanganisa uphaya we-apula noma i-lemonade yama-blueberry, okungase kukhange abasebenzisi abasebasha abalangazelela ukujabulela.
Ngokwenhlolovo yedatha yakamuva eyenziwe ngu Isenzo Ekubhemeni Nezempilo (ASH), izinkundla zokuxhumana ezifana ne-TikTok ne-Instagram bezilokhu zibe nomthelela ekwamukelweni kukagwayi we-e. Nakuba ukusetshenziswa kwe-e-cigarette kuye kwanda kakhulu, i-84% yezingane ezineminyaka engu-11 kuya ku-17 azikaze zisebenzise i-e-cigarettes. Eqinisweni, iningi labasebenzisi lingabantu ababhemayo kanye nababhemayo bangaphambili.
Futhi nakuba lokho kuseyisimo esikhona manje, ngeke sikubheke ukuthi ukukhuphuka kwemfucuza phakathi kwezingane kukhuphuke phakathi kwezingane. Ngokwesibonelo, idatha kukhombisa ukuthi i-vaping phakathi kwalabo abaneminyaka esukela kweyi-11 kuya kweyi-17 ikhuphuke isuka ku-4% ngo-2020 yaya ku-7% ngo-2022. Futhi, iphesenti lezingane ezike zazama ukufutha lihambe ngo-2%, lisuka ku-14% ngo-2020 laya ku-16% ngo-2022.
Ngokusobala, isibalo esikhulu sezingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka zisebenzisa ugwayi we-elekthronikhi, futhi ngokocwaningo, ama-56% ezingane ayazi ngezikhangiso ze-e-cigarette ku-Instagram, TikTok, kanye. Snapchat. Futhi, ngokusho kombiko, inani elibalulekile lentsha lithenga i-e-cigarettes kuwo izitolo, kuyilapho u-10% uzithenga ku-inthanethi izitolo. I-Elf Bar futhi Ibha yeGeek akhonjwe njengemikhiqizo ethandwa kakhulu.
Njengoba ukuthandwa kwe-vaping kuqhubeka kukhula phakathi kwentsha, kanjalo nokukhathazeka kwabazali ngokuthi izingane zabo zenzani ngemva kwesikole.
U-Balvinder Sohal wase-Huddersfield, onendodana eneminyaka engu-11 ubudala, kusho: “Ngihlale ngikhathazeka ngokuthi uzokwenzani nabangane bakhe ngemva kwesikole. Ngiyazama ukuthi ngingadlali ngoba ngingafuni ukuphusha indodana yami kodwa kunzima ngoba ngifuna ukwazi ukuthi yenzani nokuthi ihlezi nobani.”
Selokhu yaqala isikole samabanga aphezulu, indodana ka-Sohal yenze izinto ezintsha zokuzilibazisa, njengokugibela ibhayisikili layo nokuchitha isikhathi epaki nabangane.
“Ngikhathazekile ngokuthi uzungezweni nokuthi yini okungenzeka ukuthi imthonya,” kusho uSohal. "Ngicabanga ukuthi kufanele kube nemithetho eqinile ezungeze ama-vapes kanye nogwayi we-e. Ngicabanga ukuthi izikole kufanele zifundise nezingane ukuthi zingalutha futhi zihloselwe abantu abazama ukuyeka ukubhema. Awapholile futhi nokupakishwa kwawo kuwenza abukeke sengathi akanangozi.”
U-Navpreet Kaur waseLeicester uhambelane nokukhathazeka kukaSohal, wathi: “Akungimangazi ukuthi izingane eziningi zisebenzisa ama-vape. Babukeka becwebezela kakhulu uma beqhathaniswa nogwayi ovamile futhi njengoba besanda kweva eshumini nambili, imibala kanye nama-flavour cishe kubonakala kujabulisa.”
U-Kaur wengeze ngokuthi ubone izikhangiso ze-vape ngenkathi ephenya i-TikTok futhi ukhathazekile ngokuchayeka kwezingane zakhe kuzo.
“Mina ngokwami angikhathazekile ngezingane zami kanjalo kodwa kuyinkinga esobala engiyicabangele nakwabantu abadala. Ngiyethemba ukuthi wumkhuba ozophela maduze,” kusho uKaur.
Ukusiza ukunciphisa umthelela wokukhangisa, ochwepheshe bezempilo bakhuthaza ukupakishwa okusobala kanye nokwethulwa kwemithetho eqinile ukuze ama-vape athengiswe kuphela njengosizo lokumisa. ukubhema esikhundleni somkhiqizo wokuphila ojabulisayo.
UDeborah Arnott, oyisikhulu esiphezulu kwa-ASH, uthe: "The imiphunga elahlwayo eye yanda ngokuduma onyakeni odlule yimikhiqizo enemibala egqamile, elingana nephakethe enamakha amnandi namagama amnandi.”
Uthe kudingeka imali eyengeziwe ukuze kuqiniswe umthetho ovimbela ukudayiswa kukagwayi we-elekthronikhi. Futhi, uDkt. Max Davie, oyiRoyal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, washesha ukwenza kanjalo khomba lokho: "I-Vaping ikude kakhulu nengozi futhi ingase ibe umlutha. Kumele senze imizamo yokuvimba izingane kanye nentsha ukuthi icoshe futhi isebenzise le mikhiqizo.”
