PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Rite Aid Pharmacy has announced it will stop selling e-cigarettes and vaping products.
The chain plans to remove the items from stores over the next three months.
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Company executives say they are getting rid of the products because they are being used by children and teens.
One recent report showed the use of e-cigarettes by youth soared nearly 80-percent between 2017 and 2018.
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Rite Aid will continue to sell traditional cigarettes.