Buzz is on semi-hiatus this week, so we’ll have fewer stories than usual….

Do as I do, not as I say

Walgreens is grappling with the issue of selling cigarettes: What customers want vs. what’s good for them.

“The safety of our patients is very important, but we also have to do what our customers are requiring us to do,” Walgreens Boots Chief Executive Stefano Pessina said in a recent interview. “We see that when we don’t sell tobacco, we have a lot of [negative] reactions.”

Interesting side note: Massachusetts, New York City, and San Francisco ban cigarette sales in pharmacies.

What is “healthy”?

The FDA is going to tell us this summer when it updates its official definition.

The long read: Sackler Family edition

“Lawsuits Lay Bare Sackler Family’s Role in Opioid Crisis“