Nicotine is one of the most addictive drugs, and standard nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) sometimes isn’t strong enough to help patients stop smoking or vaping.
Dr. Aiken is the Editor in Chief of The Carlat Psychiatry Report; director of Psych Partners. He maintains a private practice combining medication and therapy along with evidence-based complementary and alternative treatments; and Assistant Professor NYU Langone Department of Psychiatry. He has worked as a research assistant at the NIMH and a sub-investigator on clinical trials, and conducts research on a shoestring budget out of his private practice. Follow him on Twitter and find him on LinkedIn.