People smoke for different reasons. Like most if not all substances, they can be used to feel slightly better when you aren't feeling good, they can be used to enhance moments where you already feel good, they can even just be habit or addiction. I do agree that if someone feels like they "need" something that in pretty much all cases is detrimental to their health, then there is an underlying issue they aren't addressing.
Because America is a completely corrupt society hiding behind the facade of a first world country. It's an example of how capitalism rewards the shittiest people who have no empathy for others unless they can benefit from them.
I was deep into the youtube rabbitholes late one night and watched a minidoc about them. Labubus actually came from picture books that the owner made a long time ago when he spent his childhood in the Netherlands. It was called "Monsters" and these labubus are magical creatures that look freaky but are actually good little guys.
Start looking pissed off all the time, swear a lot when you're on the phone, call in a bomb threat when your boss and family are in your office waiting for you while you secretly sleep under your desk. The standard stuff.
How hard are we talking? Like you need some thc in your system to deal with life? Popping percs? Functioning crackhead? There are levels