Nakulokhu sibona ukuthi i-UK nakanjani ingaphambi kwephakethe uma kukhulunywa nge-e-cigarettes. Julayi 6, isitatimende esihlanganyelwe nge-e-cigarettes ishicilelwe yi-PHE (Public Health England) kanye nezinye izinhlangano zezempilo zomphakathi zase-UK.
« Kusukela ngonyaka ka-2000, ukubhema kwabantu abadala kuye kwehla ngengxenye eyodwa kwezintathu eNgilandi kanye nengxenye eyodwa kwezintathu phakathi kwezingane. Nokho cishe umuntu omdala oyedwa kwabahlanu uyaqhubeka nokubhema, nengxenye ephezulu phakathi kwamaqembu abantulayo, okuyiwona athwala umonakalo omkhulu odaliwe.
Kukhona ukuvumelana okuqinile komphakathi mayelana nokuvimbela ukubhema, okufakwe embikweni oyingqopha-mlando I-Smoking Still Kills. Sonke siyavuma ukuthi i-vaping iyingozi kakhulu kunokubhema. Ukulutheka kukagwayi kuyimbangela yokufa komuntu oyedwa kwababili ababhema ukuphila kwakhe konke. Nakuba kufanele siqhubeke nokutadisha imiphumela yesikhathi eside, konke okutholakele kusikisela ukuthi ubungozi bezempilo obubangelwa ukuhwamuka buncane uma kuqhathaniswa. Nokho, izigidi zababhemayo zinomuzwa wokuthi i-vaping okungenani iyingozi njengokubhema ugwayi.
Kuze kube manje, abasebenzisi bakagwayi be-elekthronikhi abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-1,3 e-UK bayeke ngokuphelele ukubhema futhi cishe amanye ama-vaper ayizigidi ezingu-1,4 asabhema. Sinesibopho sokuhlinzeka ngolwazi olucacile mayelana nobufakazi esinabo ukuze sikhuthaze ukuyeka ngokuphelele ukubhema futhi sisize ukuvimbela ukuphindeka.
Umsebenzi wethu wezempilo womphakathi ukusiza ababhemayo bayeke ukubhema, ngakho-ke singamema ababhemayo ukuthi bazame ukufutha ngokubakhuthaza ukuba bayeke ukubhema ngokuphelele.
Ukuze kuqedwe ukubhema, ugwayi we-e-cigarette ubonakala uyithuluzi elithandwa kakhulu ezweni, njengoba abantu abawusebenzisayo bangaphezu kokuphindwe kashumi kunezinkonzo zochwepheshe kagwayi. Siyazi, nokho, ukuthi ukusebenzisa izinsiza zasendaweni ukuyeka ukubhema kuyindlela ephumelela kakhulu.
Kuye kwaboniswa ukuthi okwamanje e-UK intsha yokubhema i-vaping ilinganiselwe kuphela kulabo abake babhema futhi ukwanda kokubhema kwentsha kuyaqhubeka nokwehla. Lena indawo esizoqhubeka nokuyifunda futhi siyigade ngeso lokhozi. Kusukela ngo-Okthoba 2015, ukudayisela izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-18 ugwayi we-elekthronikhi noma ukuzithengela ugwayi kuyicala; Kusukela ngo-2016, imithethonqubo kagwayi nemikhiqizo ehlobene nayo ivimbele ukukhangisa okuphrintiwe noma okusakazwayo kwama-e-cigarette.
Akumele sikukhohlwe okubalulekile lapha. Siyazi ukuthi ugwayi umbulali ophambili e-England futhi sinesibopho sezempilo yomphakathi ukunikeza ababhemayo ulwazi namathuluzi okubasiza bayeke ukubhema ngokuphelele naphakade. Sabelana ngokuzibophezela ekunikezeni ulwazi lwakamuva ngobufakazi besayensi obuhlobene nogwayi we-elekthronikhi, njengoba kuchazwe ekubuyekezweni kwakamuva kwePublic Health England, okwesithathu kule ndawo. Lokhu kuzibophezela kwaholela i-PHE kanye neCancer Research UK ukuthi bamise i-E-cigarette Research UK Forum kanye neRoyal College of Physicians ukushicilela iNicotine ngaphandle kwentuthu, ukuhlonipha isithembiso sethu sesikhathi eside sokuqapha nokwabelana ngobufakazi, ukunikeza imiyalezo ecacile emphakathini.
Azikho izimo okungaba ngcono kuzo ngomuntu obhemayo ukuba aqhubeke nokubhema - umkhuba obulala umuntu oyedwa kwababili futhi olimaza abanye abaningi, odla umshuwalense wezempilo kanye nomphakathi izinkulungwane zezigidi unyaka ngamunye. Sizoqhubeka nokwabelana ngalokho esikwaziyo futhi sifunde lokho esingakakwazi ukuze sithumele imilayezo ecacile nengaguquguquki emphakathini nakubachwepheshe bezokunakekelwa kwempilo. »
Abasayina lesi simemezelo esihlanganyelwe :
Ezempilo Zomphakathi e-England
Isenzo Ekubhemeni Nezempilo
Inhlangano Yabaqondisi Bezempilo Yomphakathi
I-British Lung Foundation
I-Cancer Research UK
I-Faculty of Public Health
Fresh North East
Ikusasa Elinempilo
Isenzo Sezempilo Yomphakathi (PHA)
IRoyal College Yodokotela
I-Royal Society yempilo yomphakathi
Isikhungo sase-UK Sezifundo Zogwayi Notshwala
UK Health Forum
Umthombo : www.gov.uk/ unairneuf.org (Ukuhunyushwa kwesitatimende)
