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.
Masood Kearns
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
26
Vaping Years:
5
Flavours:
Fruit
Date Uploaded: 20220909
Ebrahim Emandien
Age:
38
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
15
Vaping Years:
6
Flavours:
Fruit
Help me in many ways I could breathe much better, which meant I could run and play with the kid’s longer?
Date Uploaded: 20200703
Romalan Govender
Age:
33
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
17
Vaping Years:
1
Flavours:
Fruit
Healthier option. I can breathe better and my chest does not tighten like when I smoke. I also don’t cough Ike l used to
Date Uploaded: 20200703
Eloise
Age:
25
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
2
Vaping Years:
2
Flavours:
Fruit
Date Uploaded: 20220118
Jason le Ray
Age:
26
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
10
Vaping Years:
1
Flavours:
Drinks
Freedom from smoking and bad habits, I love vaping and the different flavours. Is safer and a lot more fun. It keeps me from ever going back to smoking
Date Uploaded: 20200706
Zande Jones
Age:
27
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
2
Vaping Years:
7
Flavours:
Dessert
I have to say done hubbly and smoking sigarettes but vaping changed my life for the better. Always had some sort of sickness while I smoked sigarettes and hubbly. Now I am a healthy person. Vaping safed my life!!!!
Date Uploaded: 20220805
Nonkululeko Kwatsha
Age:
29
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
1
Vaping Years:
5
Flavours:
Dessert
Vaping was an experiment for me, and I continued using it because it is enjoyable, I never had any negative effects from it regarding my health.
Date Uploaded: 20220817
Ryan Cloete
Age:
23
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
1
Vaping Years:
3
Flavours:
Fruit
Vaping changed my life and made it so much easier for me to stop smoking cigarettes.
Date Uploaded: 20220120