EUnited States, iingcali zeziko lokulawula ubuthi ziyaqhubeka zixhalaba malunga nokuvezwa kwe-e-cigarettes kunye ne-e-liquids, ngakumbi abantwana. Ukususela ekuqaleni konyaka ukuya ku-Epreli, i-AAPCC (i-American Association of Poison Control Centre) sele ibala ukubonakaliswa kwe-920 kuzo zonke iindidi zeminyaka.
UKUBONAKALA KUNICOTINE, INKXASO EHLALAYO!
Ukususela ngoJanuwari ukuya kuAprili 2018, I-AAPCC (Umbutho waseMelika weZiko lokuLawula ityhefu) ibhengeza ukuba ichongiwe 926 ukutyhilwa iisigarethi ze-elektroniki kunye nee-e-liquids ezine-nicotine. I-AAPCC nangona kunjalo ichaza ukuba igama elithi "exposure" lichaza ukudibana nento (eyenziweyo, efunxelweyo, efunxelwe eluswini okanye ngamehlo, njl.njl.) Kubalulekile ukutsho ukuba ayizizo zonke izityhilelo eziyityhefu okanye ukugqithisa ngokweqile.
Kwi-2014, ngaphezu kwesiqingatha sokuvezwa kwi-cigarettes ye-elektroniki kunye ne-nicotine e-liquids yenzeke kubantwana abancinci abangaphantsi kweminyaka eyi-6. I-AAPCC ithi iwebhusayithi yayo esemthethweni ukuba abanye abantwana abaye badibana ne-e-liquids equlethe inikotini baye bagula kakhulu. Ezinye iimeko ziye zafuna ukutyelela kwigumbi likaxakeka emva kokugabha.
Nangona iingcali ezivela kumaziko okulawula ubuthi ziqhubeka zixhalaba malunga nokuvezwa kwe-e-cigarettes kunye ne-e-liquids, kusekho ukuhla okuphawulekayo kumanani anikezelweyo kwiminyaka. Kwi-2014, i-AAPCC ibala 4023 amatyala okuvezwa galela 2907 ukutyhilwa kwi2016 kunye 2475 ukutyhilwa e 2017.
ngaphezulu Umbutho waseMelika weZiko lokuLawula ityhefu nangona kunjalo inika iingcebiso kubasebenzisi ezichaza ukuba abantu abadala kufuneka bakhusele ulusu lwabo xa bephethe i-nicotine e-liquids. Ukuthintela nasiphi na isiganeko, iimveliso zomphunga kufuneka zigcinwe kwindawo ekungafikelelekiyo kuyo nabantwana. Ekugqibeleni, i-AAPCC ikhumbula ukuba kubalulekile ukuphepha nayiphi na i-exposure ye-e-liquids equkethe i-nicotine kunye nezilwanyana ezifuywayo kunye nokucoca ngokucokisekileyo izitya ezinokuthi ziqulethe ezi mveliso ngaphambi kokusetyenziswa.
