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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: 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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Reply: Recovering Meth addict been physically SICK (Flu, ...
The short answer is yes . Based on this description of how you feel, it may be...More
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Reply: Teen and second-hand marijuana smoke
I agree that this is a big deal; it is a safety issue that should concern everyone...More
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Reply: Marijuana Quitting Concerns
There is a lot of evidence that marijuana impairs short-term memory, so this means...More
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Reply: My boyfriend Is A Heroine Addict HELP!
Remember that you are a single mom — the sole parent in the family —...More
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Reply: I need to Stop
Sadly, even if you convince yourself that the combination of Wellbutrin and...More
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Reply: Quitting Marijuana
You've asked a great question. You have what is called 'amotivational...More
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Reply: lortab dependency
You could indeed detox from opiates at home with proper medical supervision and...More
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Reply: list of drugs - what does that mean?
The list you found is neither the breakdown of one drug nor a recipe to create...More
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