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.
Dawn Oosthuizen
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
30
Vaping Years:
2
Flavours:
Fruit
Will never go back to cigarettes
Date Uploaded: 20220120
Sean Steinberg
Age:
47
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
18
Vaping Years:
3
Flavours:
Like more than one type
Vaping stopped me from going back to cigs. Vaping is a stress release for me as my wife has Cancer it is a distraction for me
Date Uploaded: 20200625
Stephane Marks
Age:
38
Current Smoker:
Yes
Smoking Years:
20
Vaping Years:
1
Flavours:
Fruit
Date Uploaded: 20221013
Frances Roodman
Age:
50
Current Smoker:
Yes
Smoking Years:
33
Vaping Years:
2
Flavours:
Like more than one type
First started with a twisp, as I wanted to know what it was like, my device broke so I was back on cigerettes again, the the lockdown came and cigerettes were ban. I was able to get a vape and cbd juice so I used that. Taste of a vape tasted so much better, since then I have bought more devices and vape more different juices. I suppose I smoke due to habit when I wake and after I eat, so I only have 3 to 4 cigerettes a day. My clothes don’t smell like they used to. I do enjoy vaping, but like my occasional cigerette now and again.
Date Uploaded: 20210716
Daleen Erasmus
Age:
43
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
10
Vaping Years:
1
Flavours:
Like more than one type
Started smoking as a teenager Out when I got married and started again after my divorce. I bought two pens from a vape store with mint flavours. I still needed my siggies. I met someone special who wanted me to quit: I tried hard. I started vaping again when Lockdown started. From there on, I was vaping only The one thing I loved with vaping was my daughter hugging me more
Date Uploaded: 20210921
David Katz
Age:
32
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
13
Vaping Years:
5
Flavours:
Fruit
I like to keep things sweet and short but what is sweeter than vaping stopping you from going back down a rabbit hole of drug abuse? Many people who know me may not know but I once was a struggling Heroine addict, two long years of destroying myself to be exact
Date Uploaded: 20210716
Nadia Ackerman
Age:
33
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
12
Vaping Years:
3
Flavours:
Dessert
Vaping helped me kick my smoking habit and get back on track to a healthier Life. No more coughing and constant sinus problems:
Date Uploaded: 20200625
Victor Ssembuusi Mukozi
Age:
23
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
5
Vaping Years:
3
Flavours:
Fruit
Date Uploaded: 20220118