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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: My husband is a highly functioning pot head
From what you write, it seems that your husband suffers from "amotivational...More
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Reply: Body Developed with cannabis chemicals!! some advi...
Unfortunately, there are no definitive answers to your questions, Mert. ...More
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Reply: Body Developed with cannabis chemicals!! some advi...
Cannabis gets into your brain and stays there, and you have been using it for a...More
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Reply: please help!!!!
Marijuana impairs short-term memory and affects brain function adversely. It will...More
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Reply: Please help me:My drug addicted sibling
Although you've tried hard to help, some lessons have to be learned alone. I...More
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Reply: Has weed permanently damaged my brain since I'm me...
Cannabis can cause problems with your thinking, and long-term use can certainly...More
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Reply: Time for Change- Please help
You've done a lot of great things so far and have come to some good insights about...More
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Reply: I HAVE to stop Loratab! Help please...
There is no time like the present. Seeking the advice and help of your...More
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Reply: Marijuana addiction and recovery
THC sequesters in the body fat and comes out ever so slowly. I simply can't...More
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Reply: I think im slightly addicted to kratom, any help o...
Kratom is an opiate — plain and simple. From many standpoints, it's...More
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