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.
Gert Koen
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
Mike Van de Velde
Age:
56
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
34
Vaping Years:
6
Flavours:
Dessert
Tried everything to quit smoking including prescription meds. Nothing worked. Quit tobacco within a month of starting vaping. Can now breathe freely again. Doubt I would still be alive if I did not quit smoking. At the point I quit I could not climb a flight of stairs without stopping to catch my breath.
Date Uploaded: 20220120
Johann Pretorius
Age:
25
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
5
Vaping Years:
6
Flavours:
Fruit
Date Uploaded: 20220115
Evril Graham
Age:
36
Current Smoker:
Yes
Smoking Years:
20
Vaping Years:
10
Flavours:
Like more than one type
Mashrie Safodien
Age:
40
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
10
Vaping Years:
10
Flavours:
Dessert
I chain smoked for years until i met my wife, she was also a smoker but then got really sick with severe bronchitis and doctors said she will get emphysema if she didn’t quit, she quit the same day, I couldn’t kick the habit or go cold turkey as she did and I decided to invest in a Electronic cigarette device and various flavours of Eliquids, this was one of the best decision i could have made, I chucked the stinkies away immediately and never looked back. 10 years later I am healthier, my family is healthier.
Date Uploaded: 20210221
Christiaan van der Merwe
Age:
36
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
5
Vaping Years:
8
Flavours:
Fruit
Date Uploaded: 20220116
Phillip Benn
Age:
33
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
15
Vaping Years:
3
Flavours:
Fruit
Ever since I quit smoking my health in general got better. Would urge every smoker to give vaping a try!
Date Uploaded: 20220810
Elmarie Coetzer
Age:
40
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
20
Vaping Years:
1
Flavours:
Dessert
I hated the smell and had various medical issues when smoking. I no longer smell horrible, I no longer get heartburn, headache are much less and i feel free! Almost been a year and I cant say that I have missed smoking at all. Vaping has soooo many options and flavours.
Date Uploaded: 20230411