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Product Identifiers
PublisherGrand Central Publishing
ISBN-100316382701
ISBN-139780316382700
eBay Product ID (ePID)215234032
Product Key Features
Book TitleFree Refills : a Doctor Confronts His Addiction
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicPersonal Memoirs, Medical, Essays
GenreBiography & Autobiography, Medical
AuthorPeter Grinspoon
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight14.6 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2015-039428
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"When two detectives showed up at Peter Grinspoon's medical practice informing him he was being charged with fraudulently obtaining controlled substances, he knew he was screwed. Not because he was being falsely accused, but because it was true. In Free Refills, Grinspoon takes us down into the special hell that is addiction-in his case it was a raging addiction to opiates that, conveniently, he could write his own prescriptions for. With sharp, dark wit, Grinspoon maintains his sense of humor in the face of near defeat, as he struggles to get (and stay) clean while his life comes apart at the seams. Free Refills is a self-deprecating, brutally honest, and surprisingly hilarious read. You can't help but root for the good doctor."-- Dan Lyons, author of Disrupted and co-writer/producer of HBO's Silicon Valley
Dewey Decimal610.92 B
SynopsisFree Refills is the harrowing tale of a Harvard-trained medical doctor run horribly amok through his addiction to prescription medication, and his recovery. Dr. Peter Grinspoon seemed to be a total success: a Harvard-educated M.D. with a thriving practice; married with two great kids and a gorgeous wife; a pillar of his community. But lurking beneath the thin veneer of having it all was an addict fueled on a daily boatload of prescription meds. When the police finally came calling--after a tip from a sharp-eyed pharmacist--Grinspoon's house of cards came tumbling down fast. His professional ego turned out to be an impediment to getting clean as he cycled through recovery to relapse, his reputation, family life, and lifestyle in ruins. What finally moves him to recover and reclaim life--including working with other physicians who themselves are addicts--makes for inspiring reading.
LC Classification NumberR154.G75A3 2013
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- 04. Okt. 2017
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Great read.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 22. Mär. 2016
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Brutally honest and open discussion about a disease that is poorly understood.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
