Umthombo wokuxhalaba kwabanye, ukhuthazo kwimpilo yoluntu kwabanye, ukufutha kubonakala kunempumelelo ethile kulutsha lwaseKhanada njengoko kubonisiwe kwiziphumo zophando lwakutshanje. Ngapha koko, ngaphezu kwekota yabafundi bezikolo eziphakamileyo elizweni basebenzisa umphunga.
UKOYIKA “KWENICOTINE KHOBO”
Ukuxhalabela ukutshaya phakathi kolutsha akubonakali kungeyonto iphambili eKhanada. Enyanisweni, ngoku kulula ukugxeka ukusetyenziswa kwecuba ze-elektroniki kunye nokuthetha "nge-nicotine addiction".
Ngokweziphumo zophando lwaseKhanada, ngaphezu kwekota yabafundi bezikolo eziphakamileyo basebenzisa i-e-cigarettes. Phakathi kwaba bakhulileyo baselula, amakhwenkwe aya kuchaphazeleka ngakumbi.
Kulo msebenzi, ababhali UJamie Seabrook ukusuka kwiKholeji yeYunivesithi yaseBrescia kunye Evan R. Wiley evela kwiYunivesithi yaseNtshona ifunde idatha eqokelelwe njengenxalenye yoPhando lweCuba, utywala kunye neZiyobisi zaseKhanada ka-2019. Olu phando lukazwelonke lwenziwa phakathi Abafundi abangama-38 ukusuka kwibanga lesi-9 ukuya kwele-12, elilingana neminyaka yesikolo samabanga aphakamileyo apha eFransi.
Ngokumalunga neziphumo, i-26% yabafundi bezikolo eziphakamileyo baxele ukuba baye bavapa kwinyanga edlulileyo. Phakathi kwezi vaper, i-12% ibonise ukuba sitshaye incasa ezinenikotini kuphela, i-11,3% isebenzisa zombini iivapes ezinenikotini kodwa nezo zingenayo inikotini kwaye malunga ne-2,5% zinamathela ngokukodwa kwiivaper.
Ukuququmbela, UJamie Seabrook ubhengeza: « Abantu abancinci abasebenzisa i-vape engeyiyo-nicotine badla ngokuqonda kancinci ubungozi beekhemikhali ze-e-cigarette, ezinokubangela ukusetyenziswa ngokungazi kwaye banokugqiba kwelokuba iingozi zokutshaya nazo zibaxiwe.".
