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Peter Grinspoon, MD
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Peter Grinspoon, M.D. is the author of the memoir Free Refills: A Doctor Confronts His Addiction. He currently practices as a primary care physician at an inner-city clinic in Boston and is on staff at Massachusetts General Hospital. He teaches medicine at Harvard Medical School. He spent two years as an Associate Director for the Physician Health Service, part of the Massachusetts Medical Society, working with physicians who suffer from substance use disorders.
Dr. Grinspoon graduated with honors in philosophy from Swarthmore College. Before medical school, he spent five years as a Campaign Director at Greenpeace, working on the nuclear free seas campaign. He attended medical school at Boston University School of Medicine. His internship and residency were in Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Today he is proudly 10 years clean. He lives in Newton, MA with his wife Liz Grinspoon, and his blended family.”
Posts by Peter Grinspoon, MD
Staying Healthy
Common questions about medical cannabis
Peter Grinspoon, MD
Beyond CBD: Here come the other cannabinoids, but where’s the evidence?
Peter Grinspoon, MD
The health effects of too much gaming
Peter Grinspoon, MD
How to avoid a relapse when things seem out of control
Peter Grinspoon, MD
Mind-body medicine in addiction recovery
Peter Grinspoon, MD
If cannabis becomes a problem: How to manage withdrawal
Peter Grinspoon, MD
A tale of two epidemics: When COVID-19 and opioid addiction collide
Exercise & Fitness
Health coaching is effective. Should you try it?
Peter Grinspoon, MD
Older adults and medical marijuana: Reduced stigma and increased use
Peter Grinspoon, MD
Dopamine fasting: Misunderstanding science spawns a maladaptive fad
Peter Grinspoon, MD
Save the trees, prevent the sneeze
Peter Grinspoon, MD
Kratom: Fear-worthy foliage or beneficial botanical?
Peter Grinspoon, MD
Cannabis is medicine — don’t make it taste good
Peter Grinspoon, MD
Going public with sobriety
Peter Grinspoon, MD
Cleaner living: Plant-friendly is planet-friendly
Peter Grinspoon, MD
Does addiction last a lifetime?
Staying Healthy
Cannabidiol (CBD)-what we know and what we don't
Peter Grinspoon, MD
Physician burnout can affect your health
Peter Grinspoon, MD
Access to medical marijuana reduces opioid prescriptions
Peter Grinspoon, MD
Supporting physicians’ buprenorphine waiver training, starting in the ER
Peter Grinspoon, MD
5 myths about using Suboxone to treat opiate addiction
Peter Grinspoon, MD
How to welcome back a colleague who is in recovery
Peter Grinspoon, MD
False alarm in Hawaii: Preparing for the unthinkable
Peter Grinspoon, MD