26. Using Cannabis to Treat Opioid Addiction with Peter Grinspoon, MD скачать в хорошем качестве

26. Using Cannabis to Treat Opioid Addiction with Peter Grinspoon, MD

This episode we welcome Dr. Peter Grinspoon. Dr. Grinspoon is a primary care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is a Contributing Editor to Harvard Health Publications and the Harvard Health Blog, where he frequently writes about cannabis medicine issues. Dr. Grinspoon also writes about addiction, both from the perspective of a clinician treating the disorder and as someone who is in recovery from opioid addiction. We spoke a lot about how cannabis can be used to treat addiction in our conversation, as well as: Why Dr. Grinspoon believes all primary care providers should be knowledgeable about medical cannabis How medical cannabis offers a safer alternative to medications used to treat chronic pain and insomnia How years of anti-cannabis propaganda has tainted the medical cannabis conversation Why both sides of the cannabis issue need to behave better when discussing the benefits and risks The five ways cannabis can help with the opioid crisis How prescription drug usage tends to drop in legal cannabis states Whether cannabis itself is addictive and more Thanks to our Sponsor: Mace Media Group MACE Media Group is hosting The Original CBD Expo Midwest 2021, an in-person event will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 9-10. The event will feature exhibits from end-product producers, equipment manufacturers, and ancillary businesses including financial and legal service providers. In addition, the expo will offer unique cannabinoid education seminars from leading cannabis and cannabinoid PhDs, physicians, scientists, researchers, and industry pioneers. The expo is open to anyone who may be interested, from entrepreneurs and professionals to curious consumers. Join CBD Expo Tour and explore the latest and most innovative advancements in CBD. To attend this year’s event or learn more, visit us online at cbdexpo.net. Additional Resources Peter Grinspoon, MD on Twitter (  / peter_grinspoon  ) petergrinspoon.com Peter Grinspoon, MD, Author at Harvard Health Blog (https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/a...)