Isithembiso sikaTrump 'sokusindisa' i-vape elahlwayo siphakamisa ukukhathazeka

Esigamekweni sakamuva, uMongameli uTrump wenze izihloko zezindaba ngemuva kokufunga ukuthi "uzosindisa" i-vape elahlwayo ngemuva komhlangano wangasese nabamele i-e-cigarette lobbyists. Lesi sinyathelo sasusa impikiswano futhi saphakamisa ukukhathazeka mayelana nomthelela we-Big Tobacco kunqubomgomo kahulumeni. Njengoba impikiswano mayelana ne-vape elahlwayo iqhubeka nokushuba, kubalulekile ukuhlola umthelela wesimo sikaTrump kanye nemithelela ebanzi empilweni yomphakathi.

I-vape elahlwayo ikhule ngokuduma eminyakeni yamuva nje, ihlinzeka ngendlela elula nehlakaniphile yokuthi abantu badle i-nicotine nezinye izinto. Kodwa-ke, ukukhuphuka kwe-vape elahlwayo kuphinde kwaphakamisa ukukhathazeka ngomthelela wazo empilweni yomphakathi, ikakhulukazi entsheni. Ukufinyeleleka kalula nama-flavour akhangayo kwenza le mikhiqizo ikhange esizukulwaneni esisha sabasebenzisi, okuholela ekwandeni kwezifo ezihlobene nokuhwamuka nokulutheka.

Izindaba zesithembiso sikaTrump "sokusindisa" i-vaping iza njengoba umphakathi wezempilo yomphakathi ulwa nemiphumela yalolu bhubhane lwe-vaping. Ngokuzihlanganisa nezintshisakalo zomkhakha we-vaping, isimo sikaTrump siphakamisa imibuzo ngokuzibophezela kwabaphathi ekuxazululeni inkinga yezempilo yomphakathi ehlobene nokuqubuka. Lesi siqephu siveza indlela uTrump athatha ngayo izikhundla zenqubomgomo kanye nokwesekwa akuthola kuBig Tobacco ngesikhathi egaqele isikhundla sikamengameli, okushiya abaningi bezibuza ukuthi kazi izimfuno zikabani ngempela.

Ithonya elikhulu likagwayi kunqubomgomo kahulumeni likhathaza kakhulu uma kubhekwa umlando omude wale mboni wokubeka phambili inzuzo kunempilo yomphakathi. Ngokuzihlanganisa nemboni ye-e-cigarette, uTrump angabukela phansi imizamo yokulawula kanye nokunciphisa ukuthengiswa kwe-vape elahlwayo, okungenzeka kuqhubekisele phambili umjikelezo wokulutheka kanye nokulimala okubangelwa yile mikhiqizo. Ubudlelwano obuseduze bukahulumeni neBig Tobacco sebuveze ukukhathazeka ngokuthi izimfuno zezinkampani zibekwe eqhulwini ngaphezu kwenhlalakahle yabantu baseMelika.

Njengoba impikiswano mayelana ne-vape alahlwayo iqhubeka nokuvela, kuyadingeka ukuthi kubhekwe imiphumela ebanzi yezempilo yomphakathi kanye nesidingo sezinqubomgomo ezisekelwe ebufakazini zokubhekana nalolu bhubhane. Yize abanye bebheka i-vape elahlwayo njengethuluzi lokunciphisa umonakalo kubantu abadala ababhemayo, ukusetshenziswa okwandile kanye nokukhanga kwe-vape elahlwayo phakathi kwentsha kuphakamisa ukukhathazeka okukhulu ngemiphumela yesikhathi eside yokujwayela ukuziphatha kokuphefumula.

Njengoba kunikezwe isithembiso sikaTrump “sokusindisa” i-vape elahlayo, abenzi bezinqubomgomo kanye nabameli bezempilo yomphakathi kumele baphushele imithetho egcwele ebeka phambili inhlalakahle yabo bonke abantu baseMelika. Lokhu kufaka phakathi izinyathelo ezinjengokukhawulela ukumaketha nokudayiswa kwevape elahlwayo, ukuqalisa izinqubo zokuqinisekisa iminyaka eqinile kanye nokutshala imali emikhankasweni yokufundisa umphakathi ukuze kuqwashiswe ngezingozi ezihlobene ne-vape elahlwayo. Ukwengeza, ukusekela izinhlelo zokuyeka ukubhema kanye nokukhuthaza ezinye izindlela ezisekelwe ebufakazini ze-e-cigarette kubalulekile ekubhekaneni nezimbangela zokulutheka kwe-nicotine.

Inkinga ye-vape elahlwayo igqamisa isidingo sendlela elinganiselayo ecabangela ubunzima bomkhakha we-e-cigarette kuyilapho ibeka kuqala impilo yomphakathi nokuphepha. Ngokubhekana nomthelela we-Big Tobacco kanye nokumela izinqubomgomo ezisekelwe ebufakazini, singasebenza ukuze sinciphise ukulimala okuhlobene ne-vape elahlwayo futhi sivikele inhlalakahle yemiphakathi yethu.