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.
In The Clouds Vape Co
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
12
Vaping Years:
4
Flavours:
Fruit
Vaping has completely changed my life to the point where i have made it my passion to inform others and be a person that leads and educates people on to vaping and not smoking
Lourens Strydom
Age:
37
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
20
Vaping Years:
4
Flavours:
Dessert
Vaping means A HEALTHIER, longer Iife. Health you can FEEL from the minute you switch from cigarettes to vaping
Date Uploaded: 20200703
Hennie Smit
Age:
48
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
26
Vaping Years:
3
Flavours:
Dessert
A lot of my family died from lung cancer. I was on my way there.
Vaping saved my life & the fact that it tastes awesome
Date Uploaded: 20200703
Dehan Carpenter
Age:
26
Current Smoker:
Yes
Smoking Years:
5
Vaping Years:
6
Flavours:
Like more than one type
Date Uploaded: 20210717
Charl Steyl
Age:
32
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
15
Vaping Years:
5
Flavours:
Dessert
“Vaping was the key to getting me off cigarettes. I have noticed my taste, smell and health improving with every day since I stopped smoking
Date Uploaded: 20200624
Tania d’ Almeida
Age:
48
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
29
Vaping Years:
4
Flavours:
Menthol/Mint
Vaping saved my life, I am healthier and have not had bronchitis since I have quit smoking
Date Uploaded: 20220117
Gerhard Janse van Rensburg
Age:
35
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
15
Vaping Years:
7
Flavours:
Like more than one type
I started smoking at age 13 and continued to smoke for 13 years until I had a heart attack. I briefly quit smoking as a recommendation from my doctors, but it was short-lived as my wife was also a smoker and used to smoke in my car and house so the smell of tobacco drew me back to cigarettes and I started again, I then a year later had a stroke and again was told to quit smoking cigarettes, I did not quit smoking as it was difficult to manage my nicotine addiction, 2 years after my heart attack I got a DVT ( Deep vein thrombosis) and almost had my leg amputated, I was in ICU recovering with a split open leg when the surgeon came to me and scolded me for still smoking after my heart attack and stroke and said that if I do not quit smoking I will surely die or lose limbs shortly, he then suggested I start vaping rather than ever touching a cigarette again. He even allowed me to vape in recovery. I started vaping and haven’t had any health issues since. The first thing I noticed was my taste and smell improved, I started enjoying the taste of food that I used to not like as much and my smell improved dramatically. Both my lung and heart functions improved more than the doctors thought it could. My heart function is now above average and my lung functions are now excellent, well above average! I can say that vaping saved my life and improved the quality of my life, I no longer stink like an ashtray, and neither does my house or my cars.
Date Uploaded: 20220816
David Swepston
Age:
40
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
16
Vaping Years:
12
Flavours:
Dessert
I smoked 40 cigarettes a day, didn’t exercise became overweight and short of breath, I found vaping and felt so much better, to the point I was no longer short of breath and started running and have since ran 4 marathons and the fittest I’ve been. Vapring really did save my life
Date Uploaded: 20210218