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.
Rudolph Jordaan
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
25
Vaping Years:
4
Flavours:
Like more than one type
Better quality of life and being able to keep fit
Date Uploaded: 20200625
Grant Difford
Age:
35
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
13
Vaping Years:
5
Flavours:
Drinks
5 years ago, I could hardly breathe. I would cough and wheeze all day long due to tobacco smoke. Now, thanks to vaping, my lungs are healthy again, I can breathe, play sports and get on with life
Date Uploaded: 20210624
Mohammed Tayab Ali
Age:
36
Current Smoker:
Yes
Smoking Years:
14
Vaping Years:
25
Flavours:
Breakfast/Bakery
Robert Mc Intosh
Age:
33
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
6
Vaping Years:
8
Flavours:
Dessert
It saved me from stinkies, introduced me to a great community of people and gave me a really fun hobby
Date Uploaded: 20200703
Trent Cummings
Age:
27
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
10
Vaping Years:
3
Flavours:
Fruit
Vaping has had a major positive impact on my life, especially in terms of health
Date Uploaded: 20200624
Prian Reddy
Age:
35
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
10
Vaping Years:
8
Flavours:
Fruit
Date Uploaded: 20220807
Mike Ford
Age:
31
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
6
Vaping Years:
6
Flavours:
Fruit
Date Uploaded: 20200703
Willie Van Coller
Age:
63
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
47
Vaping Years:
1
Flavours:
Tobacco
I was smoking +- 55 cigarettes per day. I told my wife that I needed to reduce smoking or stop smoking. I tried everything to reduce and stop but nothing worked. Then I told my wife (she never smoked) I will try Vape. Bought my first Vape on Tuesday 8 Aug 2023 on 13 Aug 2023 I had my last cigarette. It is nearly 4 months and I never smoked again. No more waking up coughing, smell everything, eat like crazy. Everything just changed for the better!!!! I think the biggest problem for new vapers is finding the correct taste that suits them. But I can promise anybody that this is a life changer. After 47 years of smoking I think I know what I am talking! If someone tells me it’s worst than smoking I will tell if you never smoked you will not understand how good I feel when I started to Vape without smoking!!!
Date Uploaded: 20231124