Jeffrey Drope

Jeffrey Drope, Ph.D., is the lead author of The Tobacco Atlas and research professor of public health at the University of Illinois Chicago. Drope is a leading expert on tobacco taxation, illicit trade in tobacco products, and the economics of tobacco farming. He also researches other major risk factors for noncommunicable diseases such as poor nutrition, alcohol use, and physical inactivity.

Latest Articles

Opinion: Tobacco use and mental illness — an overlooked dual burden

over 2 years ago // Sponsored by Vital Strategies

Newly published material from the Tobacco Atlas highlights an association between mental health and smoking. Jeffrey Drope and Steve Hamill outline five ways to combat this underattended comorbidity.

Opinion: Public health can't pay for the tobacco industry's actions

about 3 years ago // Sponsored by Vital Strategies

New data on the efficacy of tobacco control policies are laid bare in the seventh edition of the Tobacco Atlas published by Vital Strategies and Tobacconomics at University of Illinois Chicago.

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