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James Golden, MD

Betty Ford Center

Joined: 05/04/2011

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James Golden, M.D., is an addiction medicine physician and oversees the medical care of those patients who begin their treatment on the Betty Ford Center campus. He had a Fellowship at the Center in 2008 and joined the medical staff that same year. He is a graduate of Creighton University School of Medicine in Nebraska and served both an internship and an internal medicine residency at Los Angeles County USC Medical Center. He also had a Fellowship in Medical Oncology/Hematology at LA County USC Medical Center and an additional Fellowship in Addiction medicine at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology and in Addiction Medicine.

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Reply: Am I a Dry Drunk??

You are not alone. Getting out and going to lots of 12-Step meetings, getting a...

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Reply: Is it possible to become allergic to Suboxone afte...

Suboxone contains buprenorphine, which is an opiate, so the chemistry of your...

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Reply: cravings help

Suboxone is an opiate drug. If your son and his girlfriend wish to be clean and...

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Reply: Help - quitting tramadol but on the verge of relap...

I'm glad you are reaching out for help. You have taken the first giant step in...

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Reply: alcohol and personality

Your boyfriend may be exhibiting some characteristics of a certain type of...

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Reply: Prescriptions

Any misuse of a medical prescription for a controlled substance constitutes a...

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Reply: weed

With cannabis, it takes time - more time than three weeks but not forever. The key...

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Reply: False Positive for THC

Depending on the substance you are referring to, the current urine drug testing...

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Reply: WHY CANT I DRINK ALCOHOL ANYMORE WITHOUT VOMITING?

You may have an allergy to alcohol. If you read "The Doctor's Opinion" section...

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Reply: Figuring out if pupils mean someone is still on dr...

Your friend sounds like he has an addiction to opiates. I would encourage him to...

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