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Peter Grinspoon, MD
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Dr. Peter Grinspoon is a primary care physician, educator, and cannabis specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital; an instructor at Harvard Medical School; and a certified health and wellness coach. He is the author of the forthcoming book Seeing Through the Smoke: A Cannabis Specialist Untangles the Truth About Marijuana, as well as the groundbreaking memoir Free Refills: A Doctor Confronts His Addiction. He is a board member of the advocacy group Doctors for Cannabis Regulation. He is also a TedX speaker and commonly lectures on the topics of cannabis, psychedelics, addiction, opioids, and physician health.
Posts by Peter Grinspoon, MD

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Supporting physicians’ buprenorphine waiver training, starting in the ER

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False alarm in Hawaii: Preparing for the unthinkable

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Medical marijuana

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Working through workplace stigma: Coming back after an addiction

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Navigating the holidays in recovery

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When a loved one is addicted to opiates

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Treating pain after opioid addiction: A personal story

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