VAPERS VOICES
Many adult South Africans have used vaping as a method to help them quit smoking and practice tobacco harm reduction.
Since the very beginning, VSML has invited people to share their experiences and what this innovation means to them.
Their stories should not be ignored.
Leonard Haasbroek
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
26
Vaping Years:
5
Flavours:
Dessert
If it had not been for vaping I would be dead I was smoking 60+ cigarettes a day, could not breathe and barely walk 500m. I started vaping as a last resort as I tried to quit smoking but failed many times
Date Uploaded: 20200623
Adrian Voerman
Age:
33
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
11
Vaping Years:
2
Flavours:
Dessert
Instead of smelling like tobacco and smoke, I now smell like Vanilla exercise for harder and for longer because my lungs can handle it. smile more. I am a better lover I think more clearly I wake up with a clear chest and clear mind and I feel I have more to offer the world.
It was the best decision l ever made, and three years later I am still enjoying the benefits with every single out of my vape.:
Date Uploaded: 20200703
Sjaun Bothma
Age:
48
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
20
Vaping Years:
3
Flavours:
Fruit
I have never felt better . Flavous are much better than smoking .don’t have that annoying cough .vaping saved my life
Date Uploaded: 20201128
Ahmed Raheem Seedat
Age:
22
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
2
Vaping Years:
5
Flavours:
Dessert
Date Uploaded: 20200703
Darren Nel
Age:
50
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
29
Vaping Years:
3
Flavours:
Fruit
I decided in January 2017 to quit smoking once and for all after having smoked since 1983 (I was 11 years old when I had my first cigarette). I tried quitting cold turkey but managed 10 days only. Throughout the year I kept trying but always seemed to fall back after 10 days or so. I then changed tactics and started cutting down my daily total. From 25 a day I got as far as a low of 18 a day. I then tried only taking 15 cigarettes to work but by early afternoon I was asking colleagues for a cigarette or 3. In August 2018 I bought a vape and decided that this was going to be my last attempt at quitting. Within the first week I had reduced my cigarette usage down to 12 a day and by the end of September I was on 5 a day. I realized that the vape was doing what it was supposed to do. By the 2nd week of October I had left the cigarettes completely. I have not touched cigarettes since then. I buy my vaping liquid (500ml) and 2 or 3 of my favourite flavour concentrates once every 3 months. My total spend every 3 months is less than R500, whereas I was spending R2700 a MONTH on cigarettes. So not only has vaping saved me a lot of money but I feel healthier now and don’t wake up with a heavy chest anymore. I can afford to buy healthier food now as well, so it’s a win win for me.
Date Uploaded: 20221012
Js Lemmer
Age:
30
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
9
Vaping Years:
6
Flavours:
Like more than one type
Date Uploaded: 20220117
Gareth Franken
Age:
47
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
26
Vaping Years:
3
Flavours:
Dessert
Date Uploaded: 20220115
Jason le Ray
Age:
26
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
10
Vaping Years:
1
Flavours:
Drinks
Freedom from smoking and bad habits, I love vaping and the different flavours. Is safer and a lot more fun. It keeps me from ever going back to smoking
Date Uploaded: 20200706