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.
Devon Strydom
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
5
Vaping Years:
6
Flavours:
Like more than one type
Vaping saved my life. I really enjoy the diversity of it
Date Uploaded: 20220115
Ronel Calitz
Age:
34
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
10
Vaping Years:
4
Flavours:
Dessert
Vaping improved my health and feel much better.
Date Uploaded: 20210716
James Bruce
Age:
50
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
30
Vaping Years:
4
Flavours:
Menthol/Mint
After being diagnosed with Diabetes and severe hypertension I made a conscious decision to quit smoking. I was suffering from shortness of breath, severe snoring , morning coughs and every winter I would get a chest cold that would develop into bronchitis and worse. I constantly suffered with sinusitis. 10 years into my marriage my wife started getting asthma attacks. Every year they became more frequent.
Once I quit smoking and switched to vaping my health started to improve. With in a month my morning coughs subsided. My chest cleared up and the wheezing disappeared. I could start smelling better. I stopped snoring so heavily. With in 6 months I was taken of blood pressure medication. That was when we discovered that my wife had also not had another asthma attack.
I nolonger get short of breath. Can’t remember when last I had a chest cold of sinusitis. I frequently go for long walks. I can sincerely say that vaping saved my life and it drastically improved my wife’s health.
Date Uploaded: 20230714
Kris Muller
Age:
26
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
13
Vaping Years:
2
Flavours:
Fruit
When I met my husband he was Muslim and hated me smoking and I had a very bad cough then he got me a vape and when we got married I quit the cigarettes and only smoke disposable vapes .it helps my moods stabilize I can be with my husband and still vape I dont need to go some where else to vape like I used to with cigarettes and I dont have a cough at all any more
Date Uploaded: 20230810
Jurgens Strydom
Age:
45
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
27
Vaping Years:
5
Flavours:
Dessert
Started vaping five years ago after smoking for 27 years. While I was smoking I was waking up every morning coughing my lungs out. Since I started vaping I don’t cough in the morning anymore and everything smells better and taste better. vaping made a big difference in my life
Date Uploaded: 20220116
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
Manuel Jose Ferraz Pereira
Age:
31
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
9
Vaping Years:
2
Flavours:
Like more than one type
I’ve been diagnosed with tonseliters where I was recommended to stop smoking but the urge for smoking was a problem and I couldn’t stop till my Dr Rogee said he would suggest nicotine patches or nicotine patches to help me stop but has side effects. So my Dr said he would rather have me vape and ever since I’ve been vaping and had no issues ever. I find that vaping saved my life and I would recommended it to anyone
Date Uploaded: 20220115
Vuyo Ngcoza
Age:
26
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
10
Vaping Years:
3
Flavours:
Fruit
Vaping has been my sweet tasty escape to all my challenges, at work I just take a few minutes to just vape and bring back my focus. Been a beautiful escape to sharing bubbly pipes especially during the Covid pandemic, so I just party with my beer and vape whole night.
Date Uploaded: 20220118