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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.

Ric Schubert

Age:
28
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
13
Vaping Years:
9
Flavours:
Dessert
I feel my taste buds are alot better as well as my smell. I also feel I am not short of breath when I exercise. I tried stopping cigarettes with the nicotine SNUS and never seemed to get fully off of cigarettes until I started vaping and have been off of cigarettes with the help of vaping… Health feels a whole lot better
Date Uploaded: 20221006

Zaid Motala

Age:
24
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
3
Vaping Years:
6
Flavours:
Fruit
Stopped cigarettes
Date Uploaded: 20220119

Dominic

Age:
33
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
10
Vaping Years:
8
Flavours:
Like more than one type
When I was smoking I used to get this bad cough in the morning when waking up and need that first cigarette before I could even do anything, I could barely do anything with my family as i always smelled of cigarette smoke, my health was not the best as I had no energy to run around and my appetite was not good as long as I had the cigarettes. When vapes started I do a lot of research on them and the benefits that they would give, I bought my first one in 2014 and gave it try it was not easy to leave the cigarettes but I believed in myself and quiet smoking after 3 months of been on the vape. I noticed the morning cough had disappeared and I started feeling like a weight had been lifted off my chest, I was able to do things with the family as I had more energy and even started going to gym. Vaping has had great benefits to my overall health and has saved me in ways that I cannot fully explain.
Date Uploaded: 20220117

Deluan Smit

Age:
28
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
9
Vaping Years:
1
Flavours:
Fruit
When I smoked, I went through a pack of 20s a day, I could hardly get up a flight of stairs without being out of breath, since I started vaping my chest feels 100% better than it used to, I breathe better I’m not as sick as frequently with sinsuses and so on, I smell better my taste buds work better and i feel better all around. I definately feel vaping has saved my life.
Date Uploaded: 20220806

Claire

Age:
31
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
5
Vaping Years:
6
Flavours:
Like more than one type
Vaping saved my life
Date Uploaded: 20220120

Daniel Joubert

Age:
26
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
5
Vaping Years:
5
Flavours:
Like more than one type
I started smoking combustible cigarettes at a young age in high school as this was considered the “cool thing” to do, but used to only smoke casually with friends. Before I knew it, I was hooked on nicotine and spending an ever growing amount of money on cigarettes. I had struggled with asthma from a very young age and smoking only worsened the symptoms, but alas being addicted to nicotine I continued smoking as quitting proved to be incredibly difficult. In 2019 I was introduced to vaping by a friend who had great success in quitting smoking by using a vape with 6mg/ml liquid. This same friend went from being a pack-a-day smoker to quitting cigarettes completely in a span of 3 months so on their recommendation I went out and bought my first vape. Within 4 months I had completely stopped smoking cigarettes and was now a vaper. From that time up until now I have dropped my nicotine intake drastically, now only vaping 2-3mg e-liquids and as an added bonus haven’t suffered from asthma symptoms in almost 3 years aside from the occasional shortness of breath, but I would chalk that up more to being unfit and having allergies than to vaping as I have had days of chain-vaping without so much as a slight flare-up! Vaping has changed my life by not only bettering my overall health, but also saved me money at the same time.
Date Uploaded: 20230714

Angelo Bijoux

Age:
33
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
17
Vaping Years:
3
Flavours:
Tobacco
I tried patches , gum , chantix even alan carr but nothing got me off the cigarettes but vaping . My health has improved tremendously and I can even run long distance now !
Date Uploaded: 20221012

Tiaan Van Der Westhuizen

Age:
28
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
10
Vaping Years:
1
Flavours:
Dessert
I started smoking at the age of 17 and I was a serious smoker of a pack a day and some times more at by the age of 18.During lockdown I had to resort to buying illicit cigarettes that are unregulated and I started noticing a change in health. I was coughing , developed headaches etc. My cousin who had been vaping for years lent me a spare pod device and some Nic-salts he had spare. I immediately quit cigarettes and I don’t look back. I am now a committed vaper and I have lowered my nicotine amount , no headaches or coughing. Vaping saved my life
Date Uploaded: 20220117