I-ZYN 101: Okufanele Ukwazi Nge-Big Tobacco Addiction Yakamuva
Njengoba ukubhema ugwayi kuncipha ngenxa yemizamo yezempilo yomphakathi ephumelelayo, imboni kagwayi ibilokhu ifuna izindlela ezintsha zokuhuga intsha. Nokhoimikhiqizo kagwayi engenantuthusekuyiminyaka emakethe, izikhwama ze-nicotine ezintsha "ezingenayo intuthu futhi ezingenamathe" seziqala ukuthandwa ngenxa yokukhuthazwa kwezokuxhumana. Ngokuqondile, uZyn, owangena emakethe ngo-2014, usezuze ukuthandwa okuthuthukisiwe kwe-TikTok futhi umphakathi usuqalile ukuqaphela. Eqinisweni, ucwaningo olulodwa lwathola ukuthi kube nokukhuphuka okungama-641% ekuthengisweni kwemikhiqizo phakathi kuka-2019 no-2022, kodwa u-2.9% kuphela wabantu abadala baseMelika abake basebenzisa isikhwama se-nicotine. Lokhu kukhombisa izinga elikhulayo nelethusayo lokusetshenziswa kwentsha. Nakhu okudingeka ukwazi ngale mikhiqizo nokuthi iyingozi kangakanani.
Ukuvela Kwemikhiqizo Kagwayi Engashi
Izikhwama zeNicotine ziyinguquko yakamuva yemikhiqizo engashi. Isetshenziswa njengesnus, isikhwama somlomo esingenamathe esineqabunga likagwayi elishwabene, ngokulibeka phakathi kodebe noshingamu, lezi zikhwama zinempushana ye-nicotine esikhundleni seqabunga likagwayi. Ziza ngama-flavour amaningana futhi zitholakala ngamandla ahlukene e-nicotine. Zithengiswe njengenye indlela ekhangayo yokukhafula ugwayi ngoba asikho isidingo sokukhafula (njengogwayi ohlafunwayo), futhi izikhwama azikhiqizi iphunga, intuthu noma umhwamuko. Lokhu kwenza izikhwama zifihleke kalula futhi zisetshenziswe ezindaweni lapho imikhiqizo kagwayi ingeke isetshenziswe khona njengasesikoleni.
Ngenxa yezici zazo ezingenantuthu, ezingenaphunga, abantu abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi lezi zikhwama ze-nicotine ziyindlela ephephile kunogwayi. Kodwa ungakhohliswa. Ucwaningo lwango-2022 lwemikhiqizo engama-44 yesikhwama se-nicotine lwathola ukuthi amasampula angama-26 aqukethe amakhemikhali abangela umdlavuza namanye amakhemikhali amaningana afana nalawa: i-ammonia, i-chromium, i-formaldehyde, i-nickel, izilungisi ze-pH, nosawoti we-nicotine. Okubaluleke kakhulu, izikhwama ze-nicotine ziqukethe amazinga aphezulu e-nicotine elutha ngendlela emangalisayo futhi eyingozi kubantu abasha nganoma yiluphi uhlobo.
Izikhwama Ze-Nicotine Zithola Ukuthandwa Kwentsha
Imiyalezo yokumaketha ithi lezi zikhwama ze-nicotine "zihloselwe abantu ngabanye abaneminyaka engu-21+ ukubasiza bayeke ukusebenzisa imikhiqizo kagwayi evamile." Kodwa-ke, awawona umuthi wokuyeka ogunyazwe yi-FDA, futhi okwamanje ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi ukwanda okukhulu kwabasebenzisi kuphakathi kwabantu abasha. Eqinisweni, kubantu abadala base-US abasebenzisa izikhwama ze-nicotine njengamanje, cishe amaphesenti angu-35 kuphela ayekade ebhema ugwayi futhi kulabo, u-10% kuphela okwazile ukuyeka ukubhema nokushintshela ezikhwameni ngokuphelele. Lokhu akukuyeki, lokhu wukushintshela komunye ugwayi/i-nicotine umkhiqizo othengiswa imboni kagwayi ukuze kusimame amakhasimende impilo yakho yonke.
Ukwengeza, abantu abadala abaningi abasebenzisa izikhwama ze-nicotine babeneminyaka engu-21-24, kodwa ngaphezu kwekota yabantu abasebenzisa lo mkhiqizo okwamanje bangaphansi kweminyaka yobudala - iminyaka engu-18-20. Ucwaningo lwakamuva olukhishwe ngo-2023 lubonise intsha engu-400,000 e-US ebike ukuthi njengamanje isebenzisa izikhwama ze-nicotine, okuphindwe kabili kusukela ku-2021. Isitayela esiphathelene nokuthi izikhwama ze-nicotine ziyalutha, u-73% wabantu abasha abazame izikhwama ze-nicotine basazisebenzisa okwamanje. Lokhu kungase kubangelwe eqinisweni lokuthi umsebenzisi ojwayelekile usebenzisa ithini elingu-½ ngosuku noma izikhwama ze-nicotine ezingu-8-12. Ngokuya ngokuqukethwe kwe-nicotine esikhwameni esidliwayo, ake sithi isikhwama se-Zyn esingu-6 mg, i-nicotine engenile ingalingana nokubhema cishe amaphakethe angu-3 kagwayi noma ama-pods angu-1 ½ e-e-cigarette ka-2% wejusi yevape ngosuku.
Yize kunemikhiqizo eminingana emakethe, kufaka phakathi i-On! futhi i-Velo, i-ZYN izuze abalandeli abaningi kakhulu. Lokhu kungase kube umphumela “wama-Zynfluencers” akhuthaza umkhiqizo njengendlela elula yokuba ne-buzzed ephinde ikhuthaze ukugxila. Isibonelo, i-ZYN kaPhillip Morris ifinyelele ukubukwa okuyizigidi ezingama-700 ku-TikTok kuphela ekuqaleni kuka-2024 ngosizo lwe-ZYNfluencers - igama eliqanjwe abagqugquzeli benkundla yezokuxhumana abakhuthaza i-ZYN.