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First published in 2002, this updated work uses maps, charts, and graphs to present statistics and information on tobacco's harmful effects, the types of tobacco products used, tobacco production, tobacco use, the influence of the tobacco industry, and the success of health-education projects are all included. The new sixth edition includes new chapters on regulating novel products, partnerships, tobacco industry tactics and countering the industry.

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Jeffrey Drope's research focuses on the nexus of public health (including tobacco control, harmful alcohol use, nutrition, and access to care) and economic policy-making, especially trade, investment and taxation. In addition to publishing extensively in these subject areas, he participates actively in capacity-building efforts across the globe, working with major governmental organizations and educational institutions, and he is an associate professor of political science at Marquette University. Neil Schluger is Chief Scientific Officer of World Lung Foundation as well as Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center, and Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Environmental Health Science at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health.

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