Shortly after the announcement from CVS (which had been expected), the White House released a statement from the president which says, in part: "As one of the largest retailers and pharmacies in America, CVS Caremark sets a powerful example, and today's decision will help advance my administration's efforts to reduce tobacco-related deaths, cancer, and heart disease, as well as bring down health care costs ultimately saving lives and protecting untold numbers of families from pain and heartbreak for years to come." CVS operates the nation's second-largest chain of drugstores
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Carola Dewitz, UC San Diego, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System and University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
The store was barred from accepting food stamps for six months, although the punishment was postponed because the store owner appealed, complaining that SNAP was very important to his tobacco stores income stream
The self-medication hypothesis suggests that people with psychiatric problem smoke to relieve or restore neurocognitive deficits and symptoms 6, 8
