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CVS itself will continue to offer smoking cessation products and tobacco-education services in its stores

CVS Health joins a growing list of companies to Quit Big Tobacco, a Vital Strategies initiative aimed at taking money, talent and expertise away from the tobacco and e-cigarette industries (New York, USA)CVS Health, the nations premier health innovation company as well as the 7 th largest company in the nation in terms of revenue, has pledged not to work with advertising or public relations agencies who work with tobacco and e-cigarette companies, following its decision to remove tobacco from its stores five years ago

Smoking rates have sharply declined over the past decade from 20.9% of American adults in 2005 to 16.8% in 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Certainly CVS sells some products that contribute to that candy, sugary beverages

Retail pharmacies make up about 4 percent of tobacco sales in the U.S

Front-of-store sales for locations that have been open at least a year dropped 7.2 percent, reflecting the absence of tobacco products