Let's give CVS an "atta boy" NO Cigs
 

They will no longer sell tobacco products and will rename to CVS Health!....Yea!

I agree!

Not until they remove the other unhealthy products from their shelves/stores...sodas, candy, cookies/cake, alcohol, products with cancer-causing additives, etc.

And some will want them to stop selling wine and beer because buying public can't be responsible for their purchase decisions. Then there is all that harmful candy and Ice Cream.

Can't folks be happy they did something right?

Ridiculous. Until they are illegal why not continue to sell them?

As has already been pointed out look, at all of the other unhealthy products that they sell. This is a public relations grab and nothing else. Someone high up in the corporation figures they will make more money from people coming into their stores because of this move.

Alcohol, tons of sugared products, salted nuts, poisonous cosmetics, all kinds of processed foods with cancer causing additives, caustic cleaning solutions and who knows what else are still be sold there and no one cares. The anti tobacco people simply have a better PR department the people who are against these other things.

Does anyone think that fewer people will smoke because of this.

When you eat the junk they also sell , you harm yourself. With smokes,you not only harm yourself but others around you. I understand they have concluded that even your pets can be harmed by secondhand smoke. I smoked and quit in 1972 after I had seen some of my friends fathers and my own relatives die from lung and throat cancer. It was very disturbing for me to see. I think it's a good thing they stopped selling cigs. It just might make the light bulb go off and get someone to quit.

Good points. I think its great CVS banned cigarettes and tobacco products, which have caused so much illness and death in this country.

I know admin will boot this for being
off subject but for the time being
I hope all restaurants follow
No out door smoking
One way to eat healthy

Are they still selling rolling papers? Just wondering.
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Actually there are studies to prove almost anything. In fact there are many studies that show that second hand smoke does no harm at all.

I'm not saying that either one is right or wrong, but you just can't say things like "they have concluded that....."


I also quit smoking many years ago and don't like it when people smoke, but this is nothing more then a publicity stunt and public relations move. They probably aren't making enough margin on cigarettes these days. That's what usually drives big corporations like this.

I'll no longer be shopping at CVS. I don't even smoke but only think "what's next?"

I remember when hospitals sold cigarettes in the gift shop. Then they stopped. Big deal. CVS stopped selling cigarettes. Big deal. BTW, CVS Caremark shares were up today.

There you go. Stocks up.

Bravo!

If you don't smoke why would you care CVS quit selling cigarettes? Those that smoke will continue to do so, and it's legal.

I like your post about cigarettes as to another posters' idea of also banning alcohol in the US it has been tried and was a terrible idea because of societal and cultural trends in the US. Criminals and their lawyers also made billions getting around the alcohol bans during Prohibition. I am sure that the same or similar groups would love another chance at so much money and power.

It's a joke, a publicity stunt. No one will stop smoking if CVS doesn't sell the cigarettes. Walk through the store and you'll see wine, beer, cookies, ice cream and a host of other "unhealthy" choices for you to make. Come on CVS, step up and get rid of all of those items too.

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My sentiments exactly

Let's give CVS an "atta boy" NO Cigs
 

Wine, beer, COOKIES, ICE CREAM = cigarettes?!? Really?

What Joyce/Snowbird said.

Let's give CVS an "atta boy" NO Cigs
 

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After reading the pros and cons, I must say
 

if this helps just one person, just one, it's worth it!....We have to start somewhere!

Smoking is an addiction. Better that CVS shold have kept cigarettes on the shelves and turned all of the $$ from cigarette sales into smoking prevention programs for those so addicted!

Let CVS help one person stop drinking and remove alcohol from the shelves.

And let CVS help a diabetic and remove products with too many carbs from the shelves.

And let CVS help the obese by removing fattening products from the shelves.

If they really want to PROMOTE HEALTH - let them return to the age of the old-fashioned drug store and only dispense medicine - without a soda fountain!

Q: What do you call a person who puts up a make-believe front for people to see?
A: A phoney!

How many people do you think have died because of heart condition or other ailments caused by over consumption of sugar? How much has the obesity epidemic cost this country? How many people have died because of drunk driving or other incidents where people were intoxicated?

A very small percentage of our population smokes today. Most are adults. Little kids consume far too much sugar and most people drink.

You're probably right. There's no comparison. Wine, beer cookies and ice cream have probably done a lot more damage then cigarettes.

From The CDC:
Percentage of Americans who smoke: 18.1%
Annual Alcohol related deaths: 88,000
Annual Obesity related deaths: 112,000
Annual Smoking related deaths: 443,000

This PR stunt could backfire. Those that smoke need "drugs" probably more than others. Where do you think a smoker might go for their cold medicine?

Those of us who quit smoking have saved a lot of money over the years!

So glad they made a move in the right direction. Unfortunately both my parents were smokers and died early due to smoking related causes. Hopefully CVS will fill that space with smoking cessation products.

I guess you didn't notice the quotes around "unhealthy". Really?

I guess you'll have to explain to me the difference the quotes make. Really.

Before you award CVS a Nobel Prize, you might consider this possible scenario:
CVS makes a deal with the feds wherein CVS leads the way by banning tobacco sales in exchange for exclusive medical marijuana federal distribution deal.:1rotfl:
Not to mention that the tobacco products occupied a significant amount of shelf space disproportionate to the $$ added to their bottom line.

I don't applaud the idea. People have the right to buy cigs if they wish. Who the heck is a corporation to mandate that they are not available. People will just go somewhere else to buy them. And no....I do not smoke. Really is another case of "big brother".

I think people can be happy and critical at the same time. For example, I'm happy but I think it's not credible for them to rename themselves, CVS Health, just because they stopped selling cigarettes. Who do they think they are fooling?

Maybe their name should be "CVS - Trying To Be Healthier"

Stocks are up because of the free advertising they got. Walgreen didn't get any free advertising but will be making more money selling cigarettes. I think both companies are NOT for being healthy, it's just that one of them (Walgreen) is being honest about it.

Wow. So a business shouldn't be able to decide what they do, or don't want to sell? Who does decide?

or, Better Living Through Chemistry? Naw, that's been used.

Good advertising is riveting and catchy and grabs your attention.

Think. See the USA in your Chevrolet.

Not....See Minot North Dakota in your Chevrolet.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=...FD03D013CCD934

I wish...that in health class in junior high they could show films and have medical experts tell children the horrors of addiction to alcohol and smoking and drugs.

But...I also wish they taught kids how to cook and manage their money too.

I just noticed that Walgreen shares were up 3.7% on Sept. 4th. It looks like investors are optimistic about future profits. $$$$$ This is capitalism at it's finest, where the desire for profit trumps all health concerns.

Does anyone know their profit on a pack of cigs? I think the reason is not enough profit, considering the lock up and cashiers have to be legal age, checking I'D, etc. Maybe to much hassle and no enough profit.