CVS looking to help E-cig epidemic

Cutting down the number of children who smoke has been a work in progress–work that’s gotten a lot tougher since E-cigarettes became popular.

And CVS is hoping they can help stop that.

They’re investing $10 million to try and reverse the trend–and that’s just step one.

This is a five-year initiative–adding up to $50 million, when it’s all said and done.

The company says it’s to “help deliver the nation’s first tobacco-free generation.”

The money will help create classroom-based programs and help clinics get the resources they need to combat E-cigarette use, as well as covering training.

In a report released in February– The Center For Disease Control and Prevention estimated there were 1.3 million more teens using tobacco between 2017 and 2018–and they say that’s all linked to E-cigarettes or vaping.

According to the report, the rise is so significant–it wipes out any progress in declining youth tobacco use in recent years.