Corticosteroids are effective in treating many skin diseases, asthma and osteoarthritis. However, the use of drugs without a doctor's prescription can cause many harmful side effects to health, even causing the phenomenon of "corticoid addiction". Therefore, many people think that corticosteroids are a "double-edged sword".

Corticosteroids are one of the most commonly used anti-inflammatory drugs today. The drug is indicated in many different pathologies. Because of its high effectiveness in many diseases, the phenomenon of drug abuse is increasing. Drugs taken in high doses for a long time can cause poisoning.