My health was in a really bad way, and I couldn't even walk up my driveway to put the rubbish out without stopping to breathe three times. I would wake up during the night, unable to breathe. Coughing in the morning until I vomited. Switched to vaping on a Twisp and Cigalite 12 years ago and haven't touched a cigarette since. I am now fitter than I have been in 25 years, and I walk 4-5 times a week, covering 5-9 km each time!

Lee-Ann Gehring•52 yrs•Pretoria•Gauteng•34 years smoked•5.8 years smoke-free•Vape•Fruit

I switched to vaping 6 years ago. My lungs from cigarettes were heavy. I switched to vaping and I have never felt better. My taste and smell came back. I had to go for xrays and my lungs are clear!

Anonymous•40 yrs•Pretoria•Gauteng•22 years smoked•4 years smoke-free•Vape•Fruit

I had many failed attempts at quitting smoking. with varying levels of success. 4 months here 1 year there, but eventually I would find myself smoking again. when I quit the last time, my relapse instead of going back to smoking I went to vaping. I went from between 10 to 15 smokes a day even buying illegal smokes in lockdown to vaping to cold turkey, something that happened many times before the difference is every other time, I would go back to smoking after managing to quit. with Vaping I managed to actually stay off smokes.

Anonymous•49 yrs•Cape Town•Western Cape•25 years smoked•8 years smoke-free•Vape•Multiple flavours

I couldn't open my eyes if I didnt have a cigarette in my mouth and lit. and because I was still sleeping someone else had to put the cigarette in my mouth and light it. sometimes one wasnt enough and I had to smoke two cigarettes before I could actually open my eyes in the morning. now im in excellent health and better than people half my age. I am active and don't shy away from activities anymore

Anonymous•44 yrs•Richards Bay•KwaZulu-Natal•16 years smoked•12 years smoke-free•Vape•Tobacco

I started smoking at a young age, and shortly after tried quitting many times using cold turkey, nicotine gum and books. Nothing worked and the best I could do was about two weeks without smoking. The quitting was incredibly difficult for me personally and I really struggled. So I never succeeded. But then I discovered vaping in its early days, and I saw the potential. This time I could go without cigarettes allot easier, so I decided to apply myself and try quitting. The technology and flavors were not that good yet, but even then I managed to quit after about a year of duel use. I could not believe it, I was finally free from cigarettes without going insane, it was so much easier than cold turkey. In the following years my health improved, my lung function improved. Everything health wise improved when I quit tobacco. I understand that vaping may not be 100% safe, but in my personal experience and with my health check ups I am sure that vaping is definitely far far better than smoking. It is years later now and I will never have a cigarette again, vaping is keeping me sane and happy and I feel great!

Peter Schoeman•43 yrs•Pretoria•Gauteng•25 years smoked•8 years smoke-free•Vape•Dessert / Sweet

Vaping definitely saved my life. I have never been healthier. I currently vape Rebuildable Boro devices as this has also become my hobby and hopefully an income source for me in the future.

Timothy Victor•54 yrs•Edenvale•Gauteng•30 years smoked•8 years smoke-free•Vape•Multiple flavours

if it was not for me switching to vaping I doubt I'd be here today, I was in a bad state health wise due to smoking, vaping literally saved my life

Craig Alexander Stuart•55 yrs•Pinetown•KwaZulu-Natal•23 years smoked•18 years smoke-free•Vape•Dessert / Sweet

I smoked properly for years. Not casually. It controlled my routine, my stress, everything. I tried medication, hypnotherapy, patches, gum, sprays. All of it. Nothing stuck. Most of it just felt like swapping one crutch for another or in the case of the medicine like i wanted to climb the walls without actually fixing the habit. Because that’s the real problem. It’s not just nicotine, it’s the ritual, the routine, the mental break. Then I found vaping. It wasn’t magic, but it was the first thing that actually worked. It gave me control, kept the routine, and let me step away from cigarettes without feeling like I was losing something. 18 years later, I haven’t touched a cigarette. And I’ll say it straight, it didn’t just help me quit, it changed the trajectory of my life. My health, my breathing, my energy, everything improved. I genuinely believe it saved me from where I was heading. Vaping wasn’t perfect, but it got the job done when everything else failed. It wasn’t just an alternative. It was my way out.

Gavin•36 yrs•Benoni•Gauteng•12 years smoked•8 years smoke-free•Vape•Fruit

Smoked due to work stressors, switched to vaping and would never look back

RIC•32 yrs•Randburg•Gauteng•8 years smoked•8 years smoke-free•Vape•Dessert / Sweet

I was on cigarettes for 8byears before making the switch over to Vaping... Since I have made the decision to switch to vaping not only do I feel alot healthier but I do not see myself craving and using the product as much as I smoked cigarettes

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