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This is an important, bold public health decision by a major retail pharmacy to act on the long understood reality that blending providing health care and providing cigarettes just doesnt match, said Dr

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

CVS and its philanthropic arm, the CVS Health Foundation, will provide funding for programs led by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and educational publisher Scholastic, as well as the American Cancer Society and the National Urban League

This decision makes good sense, because pharmacies are where people go for medicine and health care advice

After all, avid smokers can certainly purchase them in grocery stores, liquor stores, or Walmart--the largest seller of cigarettes nationwide