Noah Capurso, MD

E-Cigarettes and Relapse to Cigarette Smoking

July 1, 2022

Noah Capurso, MD. Dr. Capurso, author for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Evidence for the use of e-cigarettes as smoking cessation agents continues to evolve. In this observational study, researchers find that e-cigarettes modestly increase the risk of relapse to smoking in patients who have managed to quit.

Buprenorphine Treatment

November 5, 2021

Noah Capurso, MD

Noah Capurso, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University, CT. Editor-in-chief of The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report.

Dr. Capurso has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Buprenorphine is a first line medication for the treatment of opioid use disorder yet remains vastly under-prescribed. Here, Dr. Capurso reviews the pharmacologic principles relevant to buprenorphine prescribing and lays out how to start patients on the medication both in the clinic and at home.

A New High-Dose Naloxone: Life Saver or Punishment?

July 3, 2021

Noah Capurso, MD

Noah Capurso, MD

Dr. Capurso has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

The FDA recently approved a nasal spray formulation of naloxone. Called Kloxxado, each spray delivers 8mg, twice as much as the most widely used formulation, Narcan. Whether or not this higher dose is necessary, is debatable.