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.
Pieter du Plessis
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
10
Vaping Years:
2
Flavours:
Fruit
Vaping has allowed me and my mother to move away from smoking no more morning coughing or breathlessness. Also my hame smells alot
Date Uploaded: 20210930
Haedyn Stephenson
Age:
21
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
5
Vaping Years:
3
Flavours:
Like more than one type
I started smoking smoking in school when I fell into the wrong crowd of friends. I was an athlete with asthma and I battled to be able to participate in physical activity. I thought of making the necessary change and decided to buy myself a MTL device and leave the cigarettes after I left school. It took me less than 2 months to stop smoking and I was only vaping. I gradually dropped I’m the nicotine content I was vaping and I noticed that I was finding breathing to be a lot easier, my taste was a lot better and I was able to participate in sports in my free time. I’ve been vaping for 3 years and I haven’t had the need to use my asthma pump in 2 years. I also found that vaping has saved me a lot more money. Vaping has changed the way I live my day to day life and I can confidently say that I am a lot healthier.
Date Uploaded: 20230215
Nikki Duvenhage
Age:
24
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
2
Vaping Years:
4
Flavours:
Like more than one type
I started vaping 4 years ago because its tasted better than tobacco products, its cheaper and better for your health. Vaping has changed my life for the better. I can breath easier and I don’t have the cigarette cough anymore.
Date Uploaded: 20220805
Dane Lund
Age:
34
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
13
Vaping Years:
4
Flavours:
Like more than one type
im healthier im happier i can breath im not polluting my body any more. I love vaping and the vaping community
Date Uploaded: 20221012
Brandon Boshoff
Age:
20
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
2
Vaping Years:
2
Flavours:
Drinks
It means to me that I get to spend a long life time with my child and my loved ones*
Date Uploaded: 20200624
Johann Pretorius
Age:
25
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
5
Vaping Years:
6
Flavours:
Fruit
Date Uploaded: 20220115
Mark van Dijk
Age:
36
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
12
Vaping Years:
5
Flavours:
Dessert
Date Uploaded: 20220118
Iian Mackenzie
Age:
32
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
15
Vaping Years:
5
Flavours:
Fruit
Vaping is not just an alternative to smoking for me or any of my loved ones. Every person in my family who smoked now vapes and some have even moved off vaping. We are all healthier and happier now. Vaping has provided jobs for my family and security for my children’s future
Date Uploaded: 20200629