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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.

Robert Horn

Age:
37
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
18
Vaping Years:
5
Flavours:
Drinks
Smoked from a young age. Was always sick and coughing with flem… 40 to 60 Cigarettes per day was the norm. Saw a e Cigarettes counter in a shopping center back in 2014 and decided to give it a go. Didn’t take to it straight away and was still using Cigarettes with vapes on off till 2018. After my teenage son said to me Dad please stop smoking as he wanted me to have a better quality of life. Made decision then and there and have been smoke free for four years. Best decision ever and vaping saved my life.
Date Uploaded: 20220913

Ricolen Rajaswar

Age:
29
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
16
Vaping Years:
5
Flavours:
Fruit
Vaping saved my life
Date Uploaded: 20210716

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

Leisl Brand

Age:
43
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
15
Vaping Years:
6
Flavours:
Fruit
I was tired of coughing every morning and everything smelling like smoke. I started with twisp and graduated to a rebuildable tank. I haven’t looked back and will never smoke again. I am much healthier, I don’t smell anymore and my children are no longer exposed to second hand smoke. I couldn’t be happier.
Date Uploaded: 20220808

Anca Roodt

Age:
28
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
14
Vaping Years:
4
Flavours:
Like more than one type
While smoking I was always struggling to breath – went to the DR and discovered that my asthma got worse!! I was told to stop smoking cigs – started vaping… Wile smoking cigs – Min 1 attack per week, vaping – only get attacks when I am really sick (maybe 1ce in 2 Months!! VAPING SAVED MY LUNGS
Date Uploaded: 20210503

Oliver Barry

Age:
38
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
15
Vaping Years:
8
Flavours:
Dessert
I finally quit smoking when I was 30 years old… My father was a smoker, from a young age I saw the negative effects that smoking had on him and I always said I never wanted to be a smoker. Unfortunately I didn’t have the will power do avoid peer pressure in my early teens, and eventually became a smoker myself. As I got older, I noticed that it was getting harder to breathe, I was waking up in the morning feeling drained, and for a 30 year old, I was feeling like an old man. I tried to quit a number of times but never managed to kick the habit. I tried cold turkey, and Nicorette gum, but both methods were unsuccessful. I was introduced to vaping by a friend of mine, Ill never forget it, He had a Twisp with Nut Brittle flavor in the tank. It was a massive wow moment for me. I asked him where he got the vape, and I was off the shop next day. Vaping was quite expensive when I started, so I decided if I was going to make the commitment to spend the money, I needed to commit to seeing it through. I packed my lighter into my box of cigarettes, and threw it in the cubby hole of my car. It Stayed there. Its been 8 and a half years since then and I feel allot better due to vaping. I don’t stink of cigarettes anymore, I can actually taste the food I eat, I sleep better at night, I can breathe better and I don’t snore as much at night. Vaping helped me quit cigarettes and I am forever grateful for that.
Date Uploaded: 20220807

Anrich Heineman

Age:
29
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
9
Vaping Years:
2
Flavours:
Fruit
Date Uploaded: 20220308

Norman Anderson

Age:
50
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
15
Vaping Years:
6
Flavours:
Dessert
For me vaping is not only a life saverbut a family save: I used to smoke outside and away from my family as I did not want them to inhale all the chemicals in a sigarette. When I started vaping my life changed Im sleeping, breathing smelling all of them way better than before and now my family says I cont stink any more. But I smell nice and l even vape n my house:
Date Uploaded: 20210930