Henry (not his real name) is 87 years old. He self-referred to the local stop smoking service after hearing from a friend that they were able to offer a vape to help him quit.

He lives alone and admits to having smoked 15 cigarettes a day for 70 years. His motivation for quitting was his health, as he had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and angina. He had tried to quit multiple times using nicotine replacement therapy but with no success.

He immediately stopped smoking and swapped to using the vape. Over a period of 12 weeks and with weekly support, he chose to reduce the vape use. At 12 weeks, he stopped using it completely.

Henry says “I never thought at 87 years I would manage to quit and my breathing's better!”