re: why do people smoke in 2015?

I'll pick up a pack when work gets stressful. I'd say over the last year, it probably averaged about a pack a month (which is a lot for me). It's a coping mechanism and a good way to blow off steam after working on a spreadsheet or something tedious for an hour straight. Been a few months since I've done it. I've never had an addictive craving. Its more of a I'm tired of doing this, I'm going grab a cig. I have no idea how people smoke close to a pack a day. I feel like an ash tray if I smoke 10 in a day.