EOstreliya, iUphonononge ngesicwangciso-qhinga sesizwe sokulwa nokusetyenziswa kweziyobisi phakathi kwemizi kutsha nje uphawule ukwehla okumandla kokutshaya kodwa kunye “nexhala” lokwamkelwa komphunga, ngakumbi phakathi kwabantu abatsha. Kumfundisi-ntsapho UNick Zwar, kusekho indlela ende ekufuneka ihanjwe ukuze kufikelelwe koko kujoliswe kuko kuzwelonke.
UKUNQUKA UKUTSHAYA PHAKATHI KUKA-2016 KUNYE NO-2019
Iziphumo zophando, epapashwe ngoLwesine Julayi 16 yi Iziko lase-Australia lezeMpilo kunye neNtlalontle (AIHW), yenza uphando kwisampulu yabantu abangama-22 abaneminyaka eyi-271 nangaphezulu ukusuka kulo lonke elaseOstreliya ukuvavanya ukusetyenziswa kweziyobisi, izimo zengqondo kunye nokuziphatha.
Bambalwa abantu baseOstreliya abafunyaniswa betshaya mihla le. Inani labatshayayo li 11% ngo-2019, ngokuchasene 12,2% ngo 2016. Oku kulingana nokuncipha malunga 100 abantu abatshaya mihla.
“Ie-cigarettes zinokuba luncedo ekuncedeni abantu bayeke ukutshaya” - UNick Zwar
Umhlohli UNick Zwar, usihlalo weqela leengcebiso zeengcali kwi-RACGP izikhokelo zeklinikhi malunga nokuyeka ukutshaya, uxelele ukuba ngelixa evuyiswa ukubona ukwehla kokutshaya, kusekho indlela ende yokuhamba.
» I-Australia yayijolise ekufikeleleni ngaphantsi kwe-10% yabatshaya bemihla ngemihla ngo-2018, kwaye asikafikeleli ekujoliswe kuyo. Kodwa ngoku sisondele kolo sukelo kunokuba besinjalo ", uxele.
« Oko kuthethiweyo, kusekho amazinga aphezulu okutshaya phakathi kwabantu abanengxaki yengqondo, [kwaye] kusekho amazinga aphezulu okutshaya phakathi kwabantu base-Aboriginal kunye neTorres Strait Islander. Iphinde yehla kwakhona, into entle kakhulu, kodwa isephezulu kakhulu kunoluntu ngokubanzi. »
UKWANDA KWEVAPE PHAKATHI KUKA-2016 KUNYE NO-2019!
Iinkxalabo ziye zaphakanyiswa ikakhulu malunga nokwamkelwa kwe-vaping phakathi kwabatshayayo, eyekile 4,4% ngo 2016 ukuya 9,7% ngo 2019. Lo mkhwa wokunyusa waphawulwa kwakhona phakathi abangatshayiyo, ukusuka 
0,6% à 1,4%.
Ukwanda kuphawuleka ngokukodwa phakathi kwabaselula, phantse ababini kwabathathu abatshayayo ngoku kwaye omnye kwabahlanu abangatshayiyo abaneminyaka eyi-18-24 babika ukuba baye bazama i-e-cigarettes.
Unjingalwazi uZwar uthe ngelixa ukonyuka kuncinci ngokuthelekisayo kunakwamanye amazwe afana ne-United States, kuhlala kuyinkxalabo. " Oku kwanda akumangalisi Wathi.
« Okubangel 'umdla kukuba, kukho ukusetyenziswa okunengqiqo kwabantu abatshayayo kunye nokusebenzisa i-e-cigarettes, kwaye unokujonga oku ngeendlela ezininzi; unokuthi mhlawumbi batshaya kancinci kuba bevapa, okanye… benza zombini. Ii-e-cigarettes zinokudlala indima ebalulekileyo ekuncedeni abantu bayeke ukutshaya. Kodwa ukuba imveliso yabathengi, kuya kubakho ukusetyenziswa okuninzi okungahambelani nokuyeka okanye ukunciphisa ukutshaya, kwaye kuya kubakho, kwaye kusekho, phakathi kwabantu abatsha abangazange bavezwe kwi-nicotine. »
« Nangona abanye abantu bephikisana kakhulu, kunokubakho umngcipheko wokuba abantu abazama i-e-cigarettes baya kuqhubeka bezama ukutshaya.»
Ukuvalwa kweenyanga ezili-12 zokungeniswa kwazo zonke iimveliso ze-nicotine eziqulethe i-vaping ezibhengezwe ngurhulumente wobumbano ngoJuni kuye kwalibaziseka kude kube ngu-2021. Ngaphantsi kokuvalwa, abantu abasebenzisa i-cigarettes njengendlela yokuyeka ukutshaya baya kuba nokufikelela kuphela kwi-prescription evela. GP yabo.
Uphando lufumene ukuba inkxaso yamanyathelo anxulumene nokusetyenziswa kwe-e-cigarettes inyukile, kunye nesibini kwisithathu sabemi sixhasa izithintelo apho zingasetyenziswa khona (67%) nakwiindawo zoluntu (69%).
