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.
Richard Hooper
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
23
Vaping Years:
3
Flavours:
Dessert
*Vaping was a life saver for me. Health has improved dramatically sine I stopped smoking*
Date Uploaded: 20210930
Brett Steyn
Age:
48
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
33
Vaping Years:
2
Flavours:
Tobacco
Lower blood pressure, asthma has reduced from 1 inhaler / month, to 1 inhaler every 6 months. Reduced hayfever. Saved a substantial mount of money in the last year due to not buying cigarettes. More energy, better sleep.
Date Uploaded: 20220116
Sihaam Arend
Age:
29
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
14
Vaping Years:
1
Flavours:
Drinks
1 really enjoy vaping, not only is it a healthier option but coming from someone who has been smoking for many years, I just feel a lot more healer
Date Uploaded: 20200703
Mujahid Padayachy
Age:
36
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
18
Vaping Years:
3
Flavours:
Like more than one type
My life has changed since I started vaping. I’m healthier and just want to carry this on for my kids.
Date Uploaded: 20210716
Clint Booysen
Age:
45
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
20
Vaping Years:
5
Flavours:
Tobacco
Truly the only lifestyle choice to bring about effective harm reduction as a result of smoking
Date Uploaded: 20200624
Anonymous User
Age:
34
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
16
Vaping Years:
3
Flavours:
Like more than one type
I tried vaping around 2011/2012, after smoking for about 6yrs or so. at the time vaping was still fairly new, flavours were limited and there were only selected MTL devices on the market, so the novelty wore off about a year or 2 later and a switched to hookah. Fast forward to 2020 (during the Covid19 pandemic) SA government decides to ban the sale of cigarettes (including hookah molasses) so I switched to vaping again, only this time, there are many more products available to choose from (including flavours). Vaping had evolved so much since the first time I tried it, that it now became a hobby (Collecting mods, RDAs and RTAs, building, DIY, etc). When I used to smoke cigarettes I often felt out of breath, my food never tasted nearly as good as it does now, I was underweight and I got sick a lot more frequently, but because I was addicted, it was really hard to quit. I think it’s safe to say I wouldn’t touch a cigarette again
Julian
Age:
26
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
6
Vaping Years:
4
Flavours:
Fruit
Date Uploaded: 20220116
Yolandie Biela
Age:
42
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
1
Vaping Years:
4
Flavours:
Dessert
Had always an issue with ny sinuses but since I have started vaping I have no more issues
Date Uploaded: 20220120