Smoking prevalence among men was 62.9% and 4.8% among women
In an essay published in February in the Journal of the American Medical Association with Steven Schroeder, director of the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, CVS' Chief Medical Officer Troyen Brennan said reducing cigarette availability is another step toward taking tobacco use out of the mainstream and making it less socially acceptable
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Even so, supporters say the change will collect an additional $300 million, on top of the nearly $439 million raised last year by the state tobacco tax
The acquisition included stores in Brooklyn, N.Y., Chicago and other cities, locations that will be a useful testing ground, he said