MOBILE, Alabama. -- The Mobile County Health Department would like to congratulate the CVS Caremark Corporation, owner of CVS pharmacies, on its decision to stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products at all of its locations by October 1 of this year.
“We are delighted to have such an innovative business as part of the landscape here in Mobile County,” said Dr. Bernard H. Eichold, Health Officer of the Mobile County Health Department. “Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States and exposure to secondhand smoke is a preventable cause of significant morbidity and mortality.”
CVS Caremark Corp. announced in February, 2014, it would end sales of all tobacco products by October. The company met the goal a month early, according to media reports, declaring that all tobacco products were out of stores on Sept. 3, 2014. The parent company also announced a name change to CVS Health, to more accurately reflect the vision of the business.
“We hope more pharmacies will follow the lead of CVS as Americans try to kick the tobacco habit,” Eichold said. “Eventually, we want to see every business in Mobile become smoke-free.”
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