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.
Sharri Van Zyl
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
11
Vaping Years:
8
Flavours:
Breakfast/Bakery
It means I won’t follow my father’s footsteps and live on oxygen, It is a lifestyle
Date Uploaded: 20200624
Steve Thomas
Age:
51
Current Smoker:
Yes
Smoking Years:
26
Vaping Years:
10
Flavours:
Fruit
Smoked cigarettes since the age of 16 till 41. I have vaped for the last 10 years now and my lungs have cleared up completely. I am able to gym and swim each weekday and can run 5kms in 29 mins. None of this if I hadn’t started vaping. When I was smoking cigarettes I wasn’t able to run 100 metres without gasping for breath. It’s a no brained for anyone who is smoking cigarettes to vape instead. I should also add that I vape quite heavily.
Jacques D. Mackenzie
Age:
33
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
12
Vaping Years:
3
Flavours:
Dessert
I was tired of emptying ash trays, having a smokey smelling house and car, stinky fingers or itching for a smoke. So much time wasted having to stand outside for 10min just to have a smoke. I decided enough is enough and on my 30th Birthday I chucked away the Chesterfields to replace with tasty flavors and a proper mod & RDA. I hunkered down for the next 2 days, not leaving the house because I will find an excuse to buy smokes again. So my only option for nicotine was vaping for those two days, afterwards tried a ciggie and it was utterly disgusting. So since my 30th birthday, 3 years ago, I’ve been smoke-free, healthy and thankful for the amazing alternative!
Date Uploaded: 20210717
Adreon Muller
Age:
26
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
5
Vaping Years:
6
Flavours:
Dessert
I started smoking in high school when I was 15/16, smoked for combustible cigarettes untill I was 21. I saw one of my old coworkers vape and asked him to try it out instantly decided that I would like to buy my own device to try and stop smoking. After about 2 months of having my own vape I finally put down the cigarettes for good. About a week or two after having my final cigarette I could notice the changes food tasting better my nose being way more sensitive to smells no more shortness of breath no more coughing felt healthier
Date Uploaded: 20220115
Michael Horn
Age:
30
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
17
Vaping Years:
1
Flavours:
Fruit
I wanted to quit smoking for years i reach 2 weeks then i am back at it again
I have tried all pharmaceutical ways nothing worked
I was always against vaping but only due to my lack of experience and bought cheap vape gear without any knowledge on vapingand luckily the vaping world has grown and community has grown so me and my wife went to our local vape shop to get a device and juice to start our non smoking journey
In the 1st month i went from 25mg nic to 3mg and i cant go higher
I have gained healthy weight back i can breath better my stamina has increased i can do so much more active things
And the best thing that could have happened was me and my wife finally got pregnant and not one of us are smoking any more she could even stop vaping for pregnancy she could not leave smoking and now our baby will be healthy due to vaping and now she could stop
VAPING SAVED MY LIFE
MY WIFES LIFE AND OUR CHILDS LIFE
Date Uploaded: 20220806
Christopher
Age:
39
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
18
Vaping Years:
5
Flavours:
Dessert
I can run, and do my all day things without struggling for breath
Date Uploaded: 20220116
Elsabe Erasmus
Age:
45
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
30
Vaping Years:
1
Flavours:
Fruit
Within the second day of vaping started to feel better and slept better because I did not cough anymore. No more yellow fingers. Did not cough my lungs out every morning. Cheaper than a packet of cigarettes a day. The best move me and my husband did
Date Uploaded: 20200703
Jaun-Pierre Terblanche
Age:
34
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
13
Vaping Years:
5
Flavours:
Dessert
Vaping saved my life. No more health problems.
Date Uploaded: 20220115