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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: cravings help
Suboxone is an opiate drug. If your son and his girlfriend wish to be clean and...More
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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...More
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Reply: alcohol and personality
Your boyfriend may be exhibiting some characteristics of a certain type of...More
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Reply: Prescriptions
Any misuse of a medical prescription for a controlled substance constitutes a...More
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Reply: weed
With cannabis, it takes time - more time than three weeks but not forever. The key...More
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Reply: False Positive for THC
Depending on the substance you are referring to, the current urine drug testing...More
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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...More
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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...More
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Reply: What is kratom?
A TSH of 13.8 while on Thyroid supplementation is not so bad, really. So as you...More
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Reply: Confused
A lot of interfering substances can cause a dip stick urine test to be positive....More
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