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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: 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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A lot of interfering substances can cause a dip stick urine test to be positive....More
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From how you describe your fiance, I'm concerned about him as well. The only...More
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Reply: norco detox
Whether or not you use a detox aide or quit cold turkey is probably not the...More
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Reply: Weed- Loss of attention Span.
What you are experiencing is expected. It's going to take a while for you to feel...More
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Reply: i want to cut down
Cannabis gets into the brain and affects the way it functions. The longer one...More
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Reply: whats going on with me??
All the cannabis you have been taking has caught up with you. Remember,...More
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Reply: false positive for marijuana use in pt. using oxyb...
There are actually many drugs that may show up as a positive screen for cannabis...More
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Reply: Can Ibuprophen and Naproxen Sodium cause a false p...
This guide from the Mayo Foundation for medical Education and Research offers...More
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Reply: Norco Withdrawal
Because you have been taking Hydrocodone (Norco) for many years, the chemistry of...More
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