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56.9% of cigarettes sold in New York are smuggled from other low tax states

Furthermore, on that same date it will announce a corporate name change, from CVS Caremark to CVS Health, a change partly enabled by its decision to forgo tobacco sales

The significant action we're taking today by removing tobacco products from our retail shelves further distinguishes us in how we are serving our patients, clients and health care providers and better positions us for continued growth in the evolving health care marketplace." Smoking is the leading cause of premature disease and death in the United States with more than 480,000 deaths annually