Jan. 24, 2020, 4:04 AM CST

Ibhalwe nguRosemary Guerguerian, MD

Ogwayi be-elekthronikhi bavame ukukhuthazwa njengethuluzi lokusiza ababhemayo ukuba bayeke, kodwa akukabikho ubufakazi obanele besayensi bokusekela lesi simangalo.Nokho, kunobufakazi intsha eningi eyaziswa kubougwayi ngokusebenzisa i-e-cigarettes.

Udokotela ohlinzayo uJerome Adams uveze lobo bufakazi bangaphambilini ngoLwesine, lapho ekhuluma ngombiko ka-2020 ka-Surgeon General mayelanaugwayi.Umbiko walonyaka - ongowama-34 jikelele - bekungokokuqala emashumini amathathu eminyaka ukudingidwaukuyeka ukubhemangokuqondile.

Lo mbiko uza phakathi kwenkulumompikiswano eshubile mayelanaugwayi we-e enongiwe, izikhulu zezempilo zomphakathi ezithi zihuqa izingane.Ekuqaleni kukaJanuwari, i-Food and Drug Administration yamemezela ukuvinjelwa cishe kwayo yonke imikhiqizo ye-e-cigarette enongiwe, ngaphandle kwama-menthol nama-pods afakwe ugwayi.

ingqungquthela yezindaba ngoLwesine, u-Adams unxuse abantu ukuthi bagxile kulokho ucwaningo olukhombisile ngakhoi-e-cigarettes.

Ucwaningo oluningi olutholakalayo lokuthi ugwayi we-elekthronikhi ungabasiza yini abantu ukuthi bayeke ugwayi, nokho, ubandakanya imikhiqizo ethile, ngakho lokhu okutholakele akukwazi ukusetshenziswai-e-cigarettesisiyonke, kusho u-Adams, wengeza ngokuthi imikhiqizo eminingi eyacwaningwa isishintshile, futhi kunenqwaba eminye emakethe.

Yize ucwaningo lunganele ekugcineni ukuthola iziphetho mayelana nokuthi ugwayi we-elekthronikhi uyithuluzi elisebenzayo lokuyeka, u-Adams uthe ukhuthaza izinkampani ukuthi zithumele izicelo ku-FDA ukuzei-e-cigarettesnjengosizo lokuyeka.