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-For many physicians, **corticosteroids**, of which glucocorticoids are one kind, are a first-line treatment for a number of diseases, including multiple sclerosis, sarcoidosis, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis. Corticosteroids suppress the innate immune response, which provides some patients with temporary symptom palliation but also allows chronic pathogens to proliferate.
+For many physicians, corticosteroids, of which glucocorticoids are one kind, are a first-line treatment for a number of diseases, including multiple sclerosis, sarcoidosis, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis. Corticosteroids suppress the innate immune response, which provides some patients with temporary symptom palliation but also allows chronic pathogens to proliferate.
 Research shows that any kind of short-term symptomatic improvement from corticosteroid use does not last, and that over the longer term, use of the drugs can have adverse consequences, including a litany of side effects. For even short periods of time, steroid use can become genuinely addictive. For their own safety, patients on the Marshall Protocol (MP) must [[.:corticosteroids:weaningoffsteroids|wean off]] of them as opposed to discontinuing them outright.

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