Wear Red the Day After, (for me) and CVS Nixes Tobacco Products

Better a day late than never I figure. Yesterday was Wear Red Day, a day to focus on heart issues for women and Yay!! for CVS, for getting rid of cigarettes. This is an idea that actually makes good sense. These two go together because smoking cessation is one big thing women can do for better heart health. I did read online in the comments following CVS’ announcement the usual smoker’s excuses about how smoking is a choice that adults can legally make and others that think unless CVS stops selling alcoholic beverages too, they are hypocrites. Both points are valid and alcohol is legal for adults to purchase also but neither the use of alcohol or tobacco are healthy choices. There’s an argument for the freedom to choose to use these but the freedom to stop their use is for many not so easy. I am impressed that CVS is willing to get out of the multi-billion dollar tobacco selling business despite the new health care law incentives because whatever their reasoning, it is the right thing to do, and I hope that other drugstore chains soon follow suit.