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.
Leonora Chivell
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
26
Vaping Years:
2
Flavours:
Like more than one type
Vaping truely saved my life.i was starting to smoke 2 packets a day with daily stress.covid and lockdown came with no sigarettes and i switched to vaping and im not one day sorry for making the switch.i geel healthier anf my headaches went away
Date Uploaded: 20210717
Gert Koen
Age:
40
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
19
Vaping Years:
8
Flavours:
Dessert
2 Packets of 20 of the strongest cigarettes for 19 years!
I was diagnosed with Bronchial Asthma and had permanent Sinus issues.
When my daughter was born a dropped the tobacco and started vaping.
I am healthy again!
Why would Goverment deprive me of an obvious better alternative?
Date Uploaded: 20221013
Frank S
Age:
48
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
26
Vaping Years:
4
Flavours:
Like more than one type
Good day, I’m Frank S from Johannesburg, South Africa, and started smoking in 1992 when I was 16yrs old. Growing up in a very violent community, I used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day and vaping helped me quit. Having been 4 years clean, I would like to advocate and become an ambassador for Vaping Saved My Life.
Do not give up.
Date Uploaded: 20230804
Goussard Walters
Age:
24
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
11
Vaping Years:
1
Flavours:
Fruit
I started smoking in my early teens as it was considered cool, I wasn’t aware at the time of just how addictive it was and got hooked for the remainder of my teens, November of 2021 I decided I needed a change and within 2 weeks of switching to vaping I was off cigarettes.
Date Uploaded: 20221031
Carel Heinrich Senekal
Age:
29
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
10
Vaping Years:
9
Flavours:
Like more than one type
I was a chain smoker for 10 years. I used to smoke 2 packets a day dues to work loads and stress. I considered vaping as it was cheaper in the long run and a healthier alternative. Since I started vaping I have never felt better. My taste and smell improved dramatically after I stopped smoking combustible cigarettes. My coughing stopped completely within the first 3 months of vaping! Vaping definitely saved my life!
Date Uploaded: 20220308
Francesco Tius
Age:
43
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
30
Vaping Years:
1
Flavours:
Fruit
Definitely breathe easier and sleep better at night.
Date Uploaded: 20220117
Ahmed Kara
Age:
30
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
10
Vaping Years:
4
Flavours:
Fruit
Ever since I started vaping, I have hardly been to the doctor I taste better feel energetic, and I can smell better Vaping is not tobacco and will never be a tobacco product I gave up cigarettes and I switched to vaping, and its the best decision I’ve ever made in my life
Date Uploaded: 20200703
Javed Khan
Age:
32
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
14
Vaping Years:
4
Flavours:
Fruit
It’s my new way of life
Date Uploaded: 20200703