{"id":6775,"date":"2026-02-16T03:47:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T08:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=6775"},"modified":"2026-02-16T03:49:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T08:49:32","slug":"when-evidence-is-ignored-youth-data-adult-smokers-and-the-reality-of-harm-reduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/eu\/when-evidence-is-ignored-youth-data-adult-smokers-and-the-reality-of-harm-reduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Frogak alde batera uzten direnean: gazteen datuak, helduen erretzaileak eta harren errealitatea ..."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Urteetan zehar,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">publiko<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Nikotinari buruzko elkarrizketa hitz batek menderatu du:<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">gazteria<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Badirudi titular, prentsa-ohar eta politika-proposamen guztiak beldurraren inguruan biratzen direla. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">belaunaldi berri bat nikotinaren mendekotasunaren atarian dagoela.<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Baina<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">nonbait zehar <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">modu horretan, elkarrizketak frogak izateari utzi eta horri buruz hasi zen <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">suposizioak.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Eta hor hasten da benetako arazoa.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Datuak ez datoz bat panikoarekin <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Entzuten baduzu.<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">erretorika<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, zuk egingo zenuke<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">gazteen nikotinaren erabilera lehertu egiten ari dela uste dut. Baina zuk <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">benetan begiratu<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">zenbakiak<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, oso istorio desberdina sortzen da. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Gazteen zigarro erretzea inoizko mailarik baxuenean dago<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">grabatu<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">. Ez bakarrik baino baxuagoa <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">1990eko hamarkada edo 2000ko hamarkadaren hasieran<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2014<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">gobernuak jarraipena egiten hasi zenetik inoiz baino baxuagoa. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Gazteen bapeatzeko tasak ere, duela urte batzuk gora egin zutenak, azkenaldian behera egin dute. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">inkestak.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6776 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Smoking-rates-graph-300x168.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Smoking-rates-graph-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Smoking-rates-graph-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Smoking-rates-graph-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Smoking-rates-graph-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Smoking-rates-graph-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Smoking-rates-graph.png 1357w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"p-pdf_iframe__page\" aria-label=\"1. orrialdea\" data-page-number=\"1\">\n<div class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Horrek ez du esan nahi gazteen erabilera zero denik, eta ez du esan nahi arazoa alde batera utzi behar denik. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Baina gu garelako ideia<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">gazteen nikotina krisi aurre egitea ez da besterik gabe <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">luzeak lagunduta.<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">epe luzeko joerak. Izan ere, gazteen erretzeari dagokionez, baxuena den garaia bizi dugu <\/span>tasak historia modernoan.<\/div>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p-pdf_iframe__page\" aria-label=\"2. orrialdea\" data-page-number=\"2\">\n<h4 class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Desagertutako taldea: oraindik erretzen duten helduak<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Politikariek eta aktibistek ia esklusiboki gazteengan jartzen dute arreta, baina beste talde bat dago <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">askotan elkarrizketatik guztiz kanpoan uzten dira: oraindik erretzen duten milioika helduak <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">zigarroak<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">. <\/span><\/div>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Zigarroak dira nikotina produkturik arriskutsuena, alde handiarekin. Hiltzen dute <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ia haien luzeraren erdia<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">erabiltzaile terminoak. Bihotzeko gaixotasunen, biriketako minbiziaren erantzule dira, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">BGBK, eta beste hainbat baldintza. Urtero, ehunka mila <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Amerikarrak<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">erretzeagatik hiltzen<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">lotutako gaixotasunak. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Hauek ez dira estatistika abstraktuak. Gurasoak, aitona-amonak, lankideak eta beste batzuk ordezkatzen dituzte. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">lagunak.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Eta hala ere, politika askok nikotina produktu guztiak arrisku maila bera balute bezala tratatzen dituzte. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Ikuspegi horrek osasun publikoko oinarrizko printzipioetako bat alde batera uzten du:<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">arrisku guztiak ez<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">berdinak dira<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Arriskuaren Jarraitutasuna Erreala Da<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Errekuntza da zigarroak hain hilgarriak egiten dituena. Tabakoa erretzeak milaka sortzen ditu <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">produktu kimikoak, eta horietako dozenaka kartzinogeno ezagunak dira. Horregatik dira zigarroak hain <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">kaltegarria.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Ez<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">produktu sukoiak<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2014<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">nikotina poltsak, berotutako tabakoa edo lurrungailua bezala <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">produktuak<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2014<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ez dute tabakoa erretzea dakarte. Horrek ez ditu kaltegabeak egiten, baina bai <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">egin itzazu<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">nabarmen gutxiago<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">kaltegarria<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">erretzea baino. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Hau da tabakoaren kalteak murrizteko oinarria: norbaitek ezin badu edo ez badu nikotina utzi nahi <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">guztiz, baxuago batera aldatuz<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">arrisku-produktua hobekuntza esanguratsua da haien osasunerako. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Hau ez da ideia marjinala. Herrialdeak bezalakoak<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Suedia<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">onartu egin dute. Ondorioz, Suediak <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">orain Europako erretze-tasa baxuena du eta erretze-tasa baxuenetako bat<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013 <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">gaixotasun erlazionatua. Ez ziren hara iritsi debekuen edo beldur kanpainen bidez. Erretzaileei alternatibak emanez lortu zuten hara.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4 data-main-rotation=\"0\"><\/h4>\n<h4 data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Eraztuna<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&quot;Eskrimaren&quot; eztabaida hautsi da<\/span><\/h4>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Ohiko baieztapen bat da nikotina produktu alternatiboak erretzaileak mantentzeko bakarrik daudela. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">mendekotasun<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2014<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">jotzeko<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">hesia\u201d<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">haiek,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">beraz, ez dute inoiz amore ematen. <\/span><\/div>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Baina benetakoa.<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">munduko ebidentziak istorio desberdina kontatzen du. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Milioi bat helduk erabat utzi diote erretzeari ez diren zigarroetara aldatuz.<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">erregai <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">produktuak. -n<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Erresuma Batua<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">.Osasun agintariek irekiki onartzen dute bapeatzea erretzeari uzteko modu gisa. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">tresna. Barruan<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Suedia<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, ahozko nikotina produktuen erabilera zabala gorabehera dramatikoekin bat etorri da <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">erretzea eta erretzea gutxitzea<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">lotutako heriotzak.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Produktu hauek jendea erretzen jarraitzeko bakarrik existituko balira, ez genituzke hauek ikusiko. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">emaitzak.<\/span><\/div>\n<h4 data-main-rotation=\"0\"><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Gazteen Babesa eta Helduen Kalteen Murrizketa ez dira aurkakoak <\/span><\/h4>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Eztabaida honetako ideia oker handienetako bat aukeratu behar duzula dioen ideia da. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">gazteak babestearen eta heldu erretzaileei laguntzearen artean.<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Biak<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">helburuak ahal<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2014<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">eta beharko luke<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2014 <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">aldi berean existitzen. <\/span><\/div>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\"><\/div>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Baditugu dagoeneko lege federalak indarrean, nikotina produktuak saltzea legez kanpokoa egiten dutenak. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">21 urtetik beherako edonor. Betearazpena, hezkuntza eta txikizkako praktika arduratsuak dira <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ezinbestekoa. Kalteak murrizteko arloan inork ez du kontrakoa argudiatzen. <\/span><\/div>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\"><\/div>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Baina beheko aldea ezabatzea edo zorrotz mugatzea<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Helduentzako arrisku-produktuek ez dituzte gazteak babesten <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">modu esanguratsu batean. Milioi bat erretzaileri aukera gutxiago uzten dizkie alde egiteko <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">nikotinaren formarik arriskutsuenetik.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\"><\/div>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\"><\/div>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\">\n<div class=\"p-pdf_iframe__page\" aria-label=\"3. orrialdea\" data-page-number=\"3\">\n<h4 class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Politikak zientzia alde batera uzten duenean<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Gazteen datuak alde batera uztearen arriskua da beldurrean oinarritutako politikak sortzen dituela, eta ez... <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">gertaerak. Narrazioa ebidentziarekin bat ez datorrenean, irtenbideek ez dute zerikusirik izaten <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">benetako arazoa.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Gazteen artean erretzea historikoki baxuena bada, arrakasta istorio bat da. Hor oinarri hartu beharreko zerbait da, ez... <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">helduentzako aukera seguruagoak kentzen dituzten politikak bikoizteko arrazoi bat. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Osasun publikoa kalteak murriztea izan beharko litzateke<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ahal den guztietan<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p-pdf_iframe__page\" aria-label=\"4. orrialdea\" data-page-number=\"4\">\n<div class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Horrek esan nahi du:<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2022<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Nikotina produktuak adingabeen eskuetatik kanpo mantentzea<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2022<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Arrisku erlatiboei buruzko informazio zehatza ematea<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2022<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Heldu erretzaileei zerbitzu baxuagoak ematea<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">arrisku alternatibak<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Helburu horiek ez dira kontrajarriak. Izan ere, elkar indartzen dute.<\/span><\/div>\n<h4 data-main-rotation=\"0\"><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Benetako Galdera<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Benetako galdera ez da nikotina guztiz segurua den ala ez.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Benetako galdera da ea hobe den norbaitentzat zigarroak erretzea<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2014<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">edo aldatzeko <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">zerbait nabarmen<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">kaltegarri gutxiago<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Milioi bat heldurentzat, aldea garrantzitsua da. Ospitaleko bisita gutxiago, gutxiago <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">gaixotasun kronikoak, eta kasu askotan, bizitza luzeagoa.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Gazteen datuak eta helduen beharrak aldi berean alde batera uzteak ez du osasun publikoa babesten. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Titularretan ondo entzuten diren baina benetako munduan huts egiten duten politikak sortzen ditu, besterik gabe.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Eta erretzea bezain gauza larri bati dagokionez<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">lotutako gaixotasuna, ezin dugu ordaindu <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">frogak alde batera uzteko.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For years, public conversation around nicotine has been dominated by one word: youth. Every headline, press release, and policy proposal seems to revolve around the fear that a new generation is on the brink of nicotine addiction. 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