Steroids do have there uses. But, they have been overprescibed for illnesses that may have been better treated using other methods. This article is discussing steroid use in patients with inflammatory cascading that can be life threatening. As with any treatment there needs to be a benefit-to-risk ratio. When the choice is between taking a mild steroid or having the possibility of dying, I would say take the steroid. This is not long term therapy usage, but a possible treatment for an acute situation that can be fatal.  Would you refuse taking an antibiotic for a mild infection that has the potential to become life threatening? Granted, there has been over-prescribing of antibiotics, mostly for children, for things like the common cold. Most of the antibiotics produced are actually used in agriculture - it is in the food chain. This has been by far one of the biggest factors related to antimicrobial resistance we see. But, make no mistake, antibiotics have been a game changer and have saved millions from simple infections that in times past were fatal.