Ngo-2018 i-US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yabika ukuthi i-vaping yentsha eColorado imi ku-37%. Lokhu kwakungaphezu kokuphindwe kabili kwesilinganiso sikazwelonke se-nicotine yentsha ngaleso sikhathi. Nokho, ngokokuqala ngqá eminyakeni eyisikhombisa, isimo siyashintsha embusweni. Isimemezelo sakamuva soMnyango Wezempilo Yomphakathi Nezemvelo waseColorado sibike ukuthi intsha yaseColorado ilahla ama-vapes ngobuningi. Ngokusho kwakamuva Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, izinga le-vaping phakathi kwabafundi bezikole eziphakeme esifundazweni lehle laya ku-16% lisuka phezulu lika-26% ngo-2019. Lokhu ukwehla ngo-10%, ukwehla kokuqala ngamadijithi amabili eminyakeni eyishumi.
Ucwaningo luphinde lwathola ukuthi ukwehla akukhona nje ekuphungeni, ukusetshenziswa kukagwayi wendabuko kubafundi bezikole zamabanga aphezulu nakho kwehle kwafinyelela ku-3%. Lena cishe isigamu senani lababhemayo abakhuthele esikoleni samabanga aphakeme emuva ngo-2019. Lokhu kukhuthaza kakhulu njengoba iColorado ifuna ukufundisa intsha ngezingozi zokubhema kanye nokukhipha umphunga esemncane.
Ucwaningo lwe-Healthy Kids Colorado Survey luphinde lwabika ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kukagwayi kwabafundi bezikole zamabanga aphezulu kwehle ngo-12% kusuka ku-29% ngo-2019 kuya ku-17%. Le nombolo isitshela yonke indaba yokuguquka kwezingane zaseColorado kanye nobudlelwane bazo nemikhiqizo kagwayi. Kuphinde kube wumphumela wemizamo eminingi yomnyango wezempilo kuhulumeni wokufundisa umphakathi ikakhulukazi intsha ngobungozi bokusebenzisa ugwayi. Ngokusho kweCDPHE, ukwehla kokusetshenziswa kukagwayi kubafundi bezikole zamabanga aphezulu esifundazweni kungaxhunyaniswa ngqo nabafundi abafunda ngobungozi bokusebenzisa ama-vapes nogwayi wesintu.
“Imininingwane yakamuva iyakhuthaza. Kodwa usemkhulu umsebenzi okufanele wenziwe. Sincoma ukuthi abazali, izikole, nemiphakathi iqhubeke nokukhuthaza intsha ukuthi ikhethe ngendlela enempilo futhi iqinise imikhuba yokungabhemi,” kusho uMphathi Wohlelo lukagwayi kwa-CDPHE, uNatalya Versheure ngemuva kokushicilelwa kwemiphumela yocwaningo.
Yize kunconyelwa umsebenzi owenziwe ababambiqhaza kuze kube manje, kuningi okusamele kwenziwe. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ukuhlola okufanayo kwabonisa ukuthi kwezinye izindawo inkinga yanda noma ayizange ishintshe. Isibonelo, ukusetshenziswa kwemikhiqizo ye-vaping enongiwe kukhuphuke kwafinyelela ku-23% kusuka ku-18% ngo-2019. Lokhu akukuhle njengoba intsha eningi ikhangwa yimikhiqizo eshisayo ngenxa yokunambitheka kwayo okujabulisayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, le miphumela yashicilelwa ngesikhathi lapho ithimba lezigele lisanda kubulala umthethosivivinywa owawungavimbela ukudayiswa nokusetshenziswa kukagwayi we-e-flavour esifundazweni.
Ucwaningo luphinde lwabika ukuthi isibalo sabafundi abakhetha ugwayi we-menthol sisafana. Lokhu akukhuthazi njengoba ama-e-cigarette nawo axhunyaniswa nezinkinga ezithile zempilo ezijulile kamuva ekuphileni. Idatha evela ocwaningweni iphinde ikhombise ukuthi izingane njenge Osemncane njengoba eneminyaka engu-13 ubudala bezama ukusebenzisa ugwayi we-e. lokhu yize noma umbuso usanda kukhawula ukudayiswa kwemikhiqizo ye-vaping kubantu okungenani abaneminyaka engama-21 ubudala. Kodwa-ke, kulindeleke ukuthi ukuqaliswa kwale mikhawulo kuzobona ukwehla kwenani lezingane ezithola imikhiqizo yokuphefumula.
