Corticosteroid Abuse Revisited
- 1 June 1987
- journal article
- case report
- Published by SAGE Publications in The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
- Vol. 16 (2) , 145-149
- https://doi.org/10.2190/01tq-e1wc-hu3q-1typ
Abstract
Corticosteroids are potent but hazardous medications which can be abused. This article reviews existing literature on corticosteroid abuse and provides three new case reports. A profile of the corticosteroid patient is described and some treatment guidelines are offered. Hopefully, this article will sensitize physicians to the abuse potential of this class of drugs.Keywords
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