From the people it's helped
Real stories, not just research
Behind every court filing and research brief on this site is a simple fact: switching to a lower-risk alternative has helped real people in India walk away from combustible tobacco for good. If a safer nicotine alternative did this for you, telling that story in your own words is one of the most persuasive things you can do for the millions of Indian smokers who haven't yet found their way off cigarettes and bidis.
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What people are telling us
Tracker live since October 2026 — the count here will keep growing as more stories are reviewed and published.
“Nothing worked but vaping. But the black market after the ban is making things difficult – stale eliquids, overpriced devices, cops asking for bribes, and many friends and family thinking vaping is more harmful than smoking (because vaping is banned but smoking is not). I hope this ban is revoked so people like me are not forced back into smoking.”
“I was a chain smoker earlier and Vaping made me to quit cigarette completely, unfortunately due to ban in India a safer alternative to smoking opportunity has been deprived.”
“I was a pack-a-day smoker for fifteen years. I'd tried everything from patches and gum to cold turkey, but nothing worked. Every attempt felt like deprivation, and I'd cave within weeks. When I switched to vaping in 2019, something finally worked. Within three months, I was completely cigarette-free. That was seven years ago. The health difference is real and measurable. My breathing improved within weeks. I stopped waking up with a cough. My clothes no longer reeked. My sense of smell and taste came back. Even my skin looks better. These aren't small things when you've been damaging your lungs for fifteen years. What matters most is that I reclaimed control. Vaping gave me a transition that actually fit my life: I didn't have to quit nicotine cold turkey to quit cigarettes. That realistic approach worked for me when nothing else did. I wish more smokers knew this was an option.”