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.
Shaun Bronkhorst
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
26
Vaping Years:
5
Flavours:
Tobacco
I smoked 26 years and was constantly tired and out of breath. After converting to vaping my health improved exponentially. I feel like a new person.
Date Uploaded: 20220115
Henri Boshoff
Age:
30
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
2
Vaping Years:
2
Flavours:
Dessert
Date Uploaded: 20221122
Hoosain Abdurahman
Age:
34
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
16
Vaping Years:
5
Flavours:
Dessert
Before Vaping, I smoked about two packs a day. I could hardly run or walk long distances without looking for a point to stop and chill now I can run with no issues, my sinus and hay lever has come down dramatically too
Date Uploaded: 20200624
Waseem Shahzad
Age:
26
Current Smoker:
Yes
Smoking Years:
8
Vaping Years:
2
Flavours:
Fruit
Vape better then cigarettes
Date Uploaded: 20230726
Desiree Van Deventer
Age:
44
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
27
Vaping Years:
1
Flavours:
Fruit
I am able to breathe easier I can smell better I can taste better, I used to get bronchitis often since I started vaping a year ago, I haven’t had bronchitis at all’
Date Uploaded: 20200624
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 I have since run 4 marathons and am the fittest I’ve been
Vaping really did saved my life
Date Uploaded: 20210220
Jade Middlecote
Age:
22
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
5
Vaping Years:
2
Flavours:
Fruit
I quit smoking because my grandmother passed away from emphysema due to smoking. Since I’ve stopped smoking and started vaping I have noticed that my sense of smell and taste has become a lot better. I don’t wake up coughing anymore and I just feel a lot healthier.
Date Uploaded: 20220817
Ronel Briers
Age:
48
Current Smoker:
No
Smoking Years:
15
Vaping Years:
4
Flavours:
Drinks
I started vaping in April. 2016, my lung capacity was about 50% and I just had enough smelling like a veld fire. October 2017 I was diagnosed with lung cancer and had to tor chemotherapy. My lung capacity was at almost 90% then. July 2019 I was diagnosed with vertebrae and lung cancer, vaped through the whole ordeal and I’m currently in remission. I don’t think I would’ve survived if I was still smoking norm cigarettes Vaping REALLY saved my life!
Date Uploaded: 20200624