In a news release, President Barack Obama, a former smoker, said CVS was setting "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." Locally, Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch tweeted his support for the move remarking, "How cool is this!" Standing in front of a Main Street CVS store that did still have some cigarettes on display Wednesday night, Bridgeport resident Cheri Humphrey said the move was a good one
This wasnt just about the tobacco itselfthough that was exceptionalit was about what it represented
Early mortality results from a prospective study
In comparison, older, bladed IQOS device generations use HEETS tobacco sticks instead
Note the frontispiece of a constable seizing a tobacco taker