Muva nje, uDavid Sweanor, uSihlalo Webhodi Lokweluleka leSikhungo Somthetho Wezempilo, Inqubomgomo Nezimiso Zokuziphatha eNyuvesi yase-Ottawa, eCanada, udonse ukunaka okusabalele ngesethulo sakhe ku-4th Asia Harm Reduction Forum.Esethulweni sakhe, uDavid Sweanor ubalule inqubekelaphambili ekulawuleni ugwayi eCanada, Japan, Iceland, Sweden nakwamanye amazwe, futhi ukuqinisekisile ukuthi ukukhuthaza imikhiqizo yokunciphisa ukulimala njengei-e-cigaretteskubabhemi kuzoba nomthelela omuhle ekwehliseni ukuthengiswa kukagwayi namazinga okubhema.

UDavid Sweanor,ugwayiuchwepheshe wokunciphisa ukulimala kanye noSihlalo Webhodi Lokweluleka leSikhungo Somthetho Wezempilo, Inqubomgomo kanye Nezimiso Zokuziphatha eNyuvesi yase-Ottawa.

Abaningi bamathimba esithangamini babengabasekeli bamasu okunciphisa ukulimala kukagwayi anciphisaugwayiilimaza ngokuphromotha imikhiqizo yokunciphisa ingozi efana nogwayi we-elekthronikhi nokuhlinzekaababhemayongezinketho zokuyeka nokunciphisa ukulimala.

NgokukaDavid Sweanor, uhulumeni waseCanada usethathe isu lokunciphisa ukulimala kukagwayi ukuze kuqhutshwe inqubekelaphambili yasekhaya ekulawuleni ugwayi.Iwebhusayithi esemthethweni kahulumeni waseCanada icaphuna izifundo ezimbalwa ezigunyaziwe ezichaza amandla ei-e-cigarettesyokuyeka ukubhema kanye nokunciphisa ukulimala, futhi isho ngokucacile ukuthi ababhemayo bayashintshai-e-cigarettesizokwehlisa ukuchayeka kwabo ezintweni eziyingozi futhi ithuthukise impilo yabo iyonke.Ngesikhathi esifanayo, iwebhusayithi iphinde igcizelele ukuthi kunobufakazi obuqinile bokuthi i-e-cigarettes ingathuthukisa kakhulu izinga lokuphumelela lababhemayo ekuyekeni.

Ngokombiko weCanadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, njengoba uhulumeni ethathe isu lokunciphisa ukulimala kukagwayi futhi wenza.i-e-cigarettesokutholakala emphakathini, izinga lokubhema phakathi kwabantu abaneminyaka engu-20 kuya kwengama-30 eCanada lehlile lisuka ku-13.3% ngo-2019 laya ku-8% ngo-2020.

Ngaphandle kweCanada, uDavid sweano ngaphambili wayehola umbiko wenhlolovo mayelana nezinguquko ekuthengisweni kukagwayi eJapane.Ucwaningo luqhathanise umkhuba weukuthengiswa kukagwayie-Japan kusukela ngo-2011 kuya ku-2019. Imiphumela ibonise ukwehla kancane kancane nokuqhubekayo ekuthengisweni kukagwayi e-Japan ngaphambi kuka-2016, kanye nokwenyuka okuphindwe kahlanu ekuthengisweni kukagwayi ngemva kokuduma kwemikhiqizo enciphisa ingozi efana nokungashisi.

UDavid Sweanor ukholelwa ukuthi lolu shintsho lumelela impumelelo yaseJapane ekunciphiseni ukulimala kukagwayi.“Ukuthengiswa kukagwayi eJapane kwehle ngengxenye yesithathu ngesikhathi esifushane kakhulu.Lokhu akwenziwanga ngezinyathelo eziyimpoqo, kodwa ngenxa nje yokuthi ababhemayo babenenye indlela yokunciphisa umonakalo.”

Kwamanye amazwe aphikisana nemikhiqizo yokunciphisa ingozi njengei-e-cigarettes, uDavid Sweanor uphakamisa ukuthi la mazwe angafunda okwengeziwe emazweni anjenge-United Kingdom neSweden.

E-United Kingdom, i-e-cigarettes iwumkhiqizo odume kakhulu wokunciphisa ingozi wokuyeka ukubhema.Uhulumeni ugqugquzela ukufakwa kwei-e-cigaretteskumshwalense wezempilo, phakathi kwezinye izindlela, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ababhemayo bawo wonke amaholo kanye nezizinda zokuphila bangasebenzisa umkhiqizo ukuze bayeke.Ngokufanayo, iSweden, Norway kanye ne-Iceland bebesebenza eminyakeni yamuva nje ukukhuthaza ukushintshela emikhiqizweni yokunciphisa ingozi kwababhemayo.Phakathi kwazo, i-Iceland iphinde yabona amazinga okubhema ehla cishe ngamaphesenti angu-40 eminyakeni emithathu nje ngemva kokuvumela imikhiqizo ye-e-cigarette ukuthi idayiswe.

“Kuyaziwa ukuthi abantubhemange-nicotine, kodwa ufe ngenxa yetiyela.Manje sekuvelile imikhiqizo ye-nicotine ephephile.Uma izinqubomgomo zokulawula zamazwe zingaqondisa ababhemayo ukuthi bashintshele emikhiqizweni eyehlisa izingozi njengei-e-cigarettesfuthi siqinisekise ukuthi imikhiqizo enciphisa ingozi idayiswa ngendlela efanele, kulindeleke ukuthi indawo yezempilo yomphakathi ibe ngcono kakhulu ngalobu buchwepheshe.”Kusho uDavid Sweanor.