Ngokuphambene nokukhathazeka mayelana “nobhadane” olushisayo kanye nendima yalo engaba khona “njengesango” lokubhema, Amasevisi Okulawula Nokuvimbela Izifo (CDC) ikhiphe okutholakele kokuqala okubonisa ukuhlobana phakathi kwamazinga akhuphukayo e-vaping kanye nerekhodi eliphansi lamazinga okubhema. Idatha isuselwe kuzimpendulo zenhlolovo ezivela kubantu abadala abangaphezu kuka-27,000 e-US.
Kusukela ngo-2022, umuntu omdala oyedwa kwabayisishiyagalolunye uhlonzwe njengababhemi bamanje, kuyilapho oyedwa kwabayishumi nesikhombisa ehlonzwe njengama-vaper amanje. Izinga likazwelonke lokubhema belilokhu lehla njalo kusukela maphakathi nawo-1960 lapho laliku-42%. Ngonyaka odlule, lehle laya ku-11%, lehla lisuka cishe ku-12.5% ngo-2020 no-2021. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, amazinga e-vaping akhuphuka esuka ku-4.5% ngo-2021 aya cishe ku-6%.
Phakathi kwentsha, i-vaping ikhule ngokuthandwa, okunomthelela ekwehleni kwamazinga okubhema. I-CDC ibike ukuthi ngo-2021, yi-2% kuphela yentsha ebhemayo, kuyilapho i-14% iqhuma. Abanye ochwepheshe bakugxekile ukwanda kwe-vaping, ngokunganaki ukucabangela ingcebo yobufakazi besayensi obuphakamisa ukuthi ukufaka ama-vape esikhundleni sikagwayi kungathuthukisa kakhulu imiphumela yezempilo.
Ngokusho kweNASEM, umbiko wabo wakamuva usekela izinzuzo zokushunqisa phezu kokubhema. Umbiko wekhasi le-600 uhlaziye imiphumela yezempilo ye-e-cigarette futhi wethula iziphetho ze-47 ngokusekelwe emandleni obufakazi. Phakathi kweziphetho eziqine kakhulu kwaba ukugomela okubonisa ukuncipha kokuchayeka kobuthi obuvela kugwayi kwababhemayo lapho ama-cigerrete ethathelwa indawo ama-vape.
Umbiko we-NASEM uqinisa ucwaningo olukhona mayelana nokuphepha okuhlobene kwe-vaping futhi uqondaniswe nokutholwe yizinhlangano zezempilo ezihlonishwayo e-UK, njengePublic Health England. UGregory Conley, uMongameli we-American Vaping Association (AVA), uphawule ukuthi iziphetho eziyinhloko zalo mbiko ziyahambisana nalezo ezifinyelelwe yiRoyal College of Physicians and Public Health England.
UConley uphinde waveza ukuthi lo mbiko usekela isu likaMqondisi we-FDA uScott Gottlieb le-nicotine, elikhuthaza abantu abadala ababhemayo ukuthi bashintshele emikhiqizweni enobungozi obuncane. Ugcizelele isidingo sobuholi obuqinile bezempilo yomphakathi ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi abantu abadala ababhemayo bathola ulwazi olunembile mayelana nezinzuzo zokushintshela emikhiqizweni engabhemi.
Ukubuyekezwa kwakamuva kwe-Cochrane kubonise ukuthi, ngaphandle kokwelapha esikhundleni se-nicotine, ama-vape e-nicotine angase abe indlela ekhiqiza kakhulu kuze kube manje yokukhuthaza ukuyeka ukubhema. Lawa ma-NRTs afaka ama-patches nezinsini. Ugwayi we-elekthronikhi wokuyeka ukubhema wabonisa ukuthi ngenkathi abantu abangu-6 kwabayi-100 beyeka ukubhema besebenzisa ama-NRTs, abangu-8 kuya ku-12 bayeka nge-e-cigarettes.
Ngaphezu kokwehla kwamazinga okubhema, amazinga e-vaping nawo aye ehla e-US. I-YRBS yase-Arkansas kusukela ngo-2021 ibonise ukuthi nakuba izinga lokukhuphuka kwe-vaping yentsha libe nomthelela ekwehleni kwamazinga okubhema, amazinga e-vaping nawo aye ehla. I-Arkansas Division of Elementary & Secondary Education babike ukuthi ngo-2021, bangu-44.6% abafundi basesikoleni esiphakeme sase-Arkansas abake bazama ama-vapes, ama-19.7% abike ukusetshenziswa kwenyanga edlule, futhi bangu-6% kuphela ababengama-vaper avamile—aphansi kunezibalo ezibikwe ngo-2019.
Imininingwane evela kuNhlolovo Yezempilo Yentsha Edidiyelwe yaseMaine iphinde yembula ukwehla kwamazinga e-vaping phakathi kwabafundi bezikole zamabanga aphezulu esifundazweni, ehle isuka ku-45% ngo-2019 yaya ku-32% ngo-2021.
Mayelana ne-Arkansas, ukuthuthuka okuphawuleka kakhulu kusemazingeni okubhema. Kuthe uma kuhlolwa izinga lokuthuthuka, kwatholakala ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kukagwayi kwanyanga zonke bekungama-4.9% kuphela kubafundi abangama-25.2%. Laba bafundi bavume ukuthi babhema okungenani kanye empilweni yabo. Ngokumangalisayo, u-1% kuphela kubo ababebhema njalo. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, abanye bakhetha i-vaping esikhundleni sokubhema.
