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.
Darren Swanepoel
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
10
Vaping Years:
4
Flavours:
Like more than one type
As I am an athlete in Powerlifting when I smoked I would struggle with my recovery smoking an average of 40 smokes a day, since I started vaping I feel so much healthier have more energy and my lifts have only gotten better
Date Uploaded: 20210720
Ryley Naidoo
Age:
27
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
2
Vaping Years:
8
Flavours:
Fruit
Date Uploaded: 20220115
Ewald Ferreira
Age:
41
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
20
Vaping Years:
5
Flavours:
Dessert
As stated I was a 2 pack a day smoker for 20 years. Was in ICU with heart problems. Started vaping. I can donate blood, I can breath better, I feel better, I taste better and I smell better…VAPING SAVED MY LIFE!
Date Uploaded: 20220806
Desiree van Deventer
Age:
45
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
25
Vaping Years:
2
Flavours:
Fruit
I use to smoke almost 30 sigarets a day and enjoyed smoking. My mom sadly passed as a direct result of smoking cigarettes. I treid several ways to stop smoking from cold turkey to nicotine patches to gum. Nothing lasted long. Eventually I found a pod and fruity flavour and gave it a try. Overnight I switched from smoking to vaping. It wasn’t easy, but vaping assisted me. I smell better, I taste my food again, I don’t get bronchitis like I use to, I even sleep better. I wake up without coughing. I can only see benifits. Vaping saved my life
Date Uploaded: 20210716
Joshua Hulley
Age:
20
Current Smoker:
Yes
Smoking Years:
4
Vaping Years:
3
Flavours:
Fruit
Date Uploaded: 20230825
Bianca de Jongh
Age:
32
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
11
Vaping Years:
5
Flavours:
Fruit
It’s amazing to be able to smell and taste food again, and not smell like an ashtray all the time.
Date Uploaded: 20210930
Valentino Arendse
Age:
26
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
2
Vaping Years:
6
Flavours:
Like more than one type
Date Uploaded: 20220118
Pieter du Plessis
Age:
28
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
10
Vaping Years:
2
Flavours:
Fruit
Vaping has allowed me and my mother to move away from smoking no more morning coughing or breathlessness. Also my hame smells alot
Date Uploaded: 20210930