Why do you smoke and drink when times are tough?

How come when something bad happens in someone's life, they think drinking and smoking is the best thing to do? How does that help? Honestly, that makes your situation worse. When things turn for the worst, you need to stay strong and try to find a way through it, not go out and smoke and get drunk!
Most of you have good lives, you just don't notice it. If your parents are still together, or you have friends, or your siblings arent spoiled, you're healthy, you're alive, then you have good lives. Trust me, you do. A lot of people don't have friends and not all parents stay together.
Smoking and kill or harm you. Don't you want to live past the age of 40? If that doesn't convince you, then think about it this way, girls hate breaths that smell like smoke. If you're going to smoke, at least use something like electronic cigarettes. I know I seem like one of those lame people that hates smoking. I'm just trying to help. And don't think that those diseases can't happen to you. It can.
I know someone who used to smoke for 30 years. If he can stop, then I think you can too.