For the record, it's personal observation. I am in no way tied to the industry or empirical studies concerning the matter, and I don't think I presented the inf

For the record, it's personal observation. I am in no way tied to the industry or empirical studies concerning the matter, and I don't think I presented the information as if I was providing empirical data. I'd envision that data to back that claim would be impossible to find anyway, because no one has ever taken time to investigate it and publish a report due to societal bias on the matter. The only real way to understand it yourself is to talk with a lot of smokers concerning their life experiences, and to also ask why in movies historically the first thing police would hand to a victim or person who has undergone a traumatic incident was often a cigarette.