Ungakubulala njani umdiza omnye?

Abanye abantu bazichaza njengabangatshayiyo ngokutshaya icuba elinye ngosuku, kodwa inyaniso enzima kukuba, icuba elinye lingakubulala.

Uphononongo olukhulu olupapashwe ngoLwesine lubonise ukuba i-cigarette enye ngosuku inokubeka umntu engozini yokuhlaselwa yintliziyo elingana nesiqingatha somngcipheko obangelwa ukutshaya ipakethe ye-cigarettes ye-20.
"Ukuba umntu utshaya icuba elinye endaweni ye-141 ngosuku, sicinga ukuba ingozi iyancipha nge-20 ukuya kwi-1 okanye i-20%," watsho umbhali okhokelayo wophando, owahlalutya izifundo ze-5 zangaphambili, u-Alan Hackshaw weYunivesithi yaseLondon College, "kodwa oku akunjalo."

Wachaza, "Imeko ingaba yinto efanayo malunga nomhlaza wemiphunga, kodwa akuyonyani malunga nokuhlaselwa kwentliziyo kunye nokubetha, njengoko i-cigarette enye imele i-50% yengozi yepakethi yonke ngosuku."
"Ngoko ke, ababhemayo akufanele babe phantsi kwenkohliso yokuba i-cigarettes embalwa ngosuku, okanye i-cigarette enye, ayinayo ingozi enkulu yexesha elide," wongezelela.
"Kuhle ukuba abantu ababhemayo bazame ukunciphisa ukusetyenziswa kwecuba kwaye kufuneka bakhuthazwe ukuba benze njalo, kodwa ukufumana inzuzo enkulu ngokubhekiselele kwisifo senhliziyo kufuneka bayeke ngokupheleleyo," wabhala nge-imeyile.
Iziphumo zapapashwa kwijenali yezonyango iBMJ.
Ukutshaya kubulala abantu abazizigidi ezisi-7 ehlabathini ngonyaka, ngokwezibalo zeWorld Health Organization.
Uphononongo lwangaphambili luye lwabonisa ukuba ukutshaya iisigarethi ezimbalwa ngosuku kukhokelela kumngcipheko ophezulu wesifo senhliziyo kunokuba bekukholelwa, kodwa iziphumo aziqinisekanga.

Uphando lwangoku luhlalutye izifundo ze-141 ezivavanya umngcipheko ngokutshaya icuba enye, emihlanu okanye engama-5.
Abaphandi bafumanisa ukuba indoda etshaya i-cigarette enye yayinomngcipheko we-46% owongezelelweyo wesifo senhliziyo esinxulumene nokutshaya xa kuthelekiswa nendoda etshaya ipakethe yonke, ephezulu kakhulu kunokuba ilindelwe. Ngokuphathelele ama-clots, umngcipheko ngu-41%, kwaye ngenxa yezizathu ezingacacanga ngokupheleleyo, umngcipheko wabasetyhini uphantsi, kwaye wawuyi-31 kunye ne-34% ngokulandelanayo.

UHackshaw wathi: “Kusenokuba yintlanganisela yokwahluka kwebhayoloji nendlela yokuphila.” Ekuhambeni kwexesha, ukutshaya ngokuqhelekileyo kuyabunciphisa ubomi obuphilwa ngumntu ngeminyaka eli-12 ukusa kwengama-25.