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False Cure: The “Miracle Cream” Fueling a Denied Epidemic —and the Movement Fighting Back
Is the common cream in your medicine cabinet harming your family’s health?
For decades, so-called “miracle creams” have been sold over the counter and prescribed freely by doctors. Marketed as safe, they have in reality fueled a denied epidemic—causing dependency, withdrawal, and hidden harm in millions worldwide.
They’ve triggered one of the most devastating and widely ignored health crises of our time—affecting every age and every color of skin.
An estimated 3.8 million Americans, and many more around the world, are caught in this denied epidemic.
False Cure uncovers how everyday steroids—creams, pills, sprays, and shots—ignited this crisis. Drawing on meticulous research, patient testimonies, and decades of overlooked evidence, it reveals how regulators, medical associations, and pharmaceutical interests ignored the truth while lives unraveled.
This book is both exposé and call to action. It is for parents, patients, caregivers, and clinicians—for anyone who has ever trusted a prescription pad or product label without being told the risks. It offers proof, validation, and hope to millions living through the devastation of topical steroid withdrawal. And it demands accountability from the institutions that allowed this crisis to fester.
At its heart, this is also the story of pioneering physicians who stood against the tide. The first was Marvin J. Rapaport, MD, Clinical Professor of Dermatology & Medicine at UCLA, who identified, researched, and treated topical steroid addiction and withdrawal decades before it was acknowledged. His courage in challenging the medical establishment—and his devotion to patients when no one else believed them—helped spark a global movement for truth and healing.
This is not just a book about skin. It is about medicine, power, and truth—and the fight to protect families everywhere from a false cure.
“This book reads like a documentary you can’t look away from—powerful patient stories, shocking industry history, and one heroic doctor standing up to medical dogma .”
— James Keach, Award-Winning Filmmaker and Documentarian
“A must-read for anyone who wants to protect their family from one of the most over-prescribed and under-regulated drugs on the planet.”
— Kelly Barta, President, ITSAN
“A powerful exposé, uncovering the devastating truth behind a trusted medical treatment. Meticulous research and compelling storytelling reveal systemic failures and offer proof and validation to millions affected by this preventable condition. Essential reading.”
— Robert Lufkin, MD, Physician, Professor, New York Times Bestselling Author of Lies I Taught in Medical School
For decades, so-called “miracle creams” have been sold over the counter and prescribed freely by doctors. Marketed as safe, they have in reality fueled a denied epidemic—causing dependency, withdrawal, and hidden harm in millions worldwide.
They’ve triggered one of the most devastating and widely ignored health crises of our time—affecting every age and every color of skin.
An estimated 3.8 million Americans, and many more around the world, are caught in this denied epidemic.
False Cure uncovers how everyday steroids—creams, pills, sprays, and shots—ignited this crisis. Drawing on meticulous research, patient testimonies, and decades of overlooked evidence, it reveals how regulators, medical associations, and pharmaceutical interests ignored the truth while lives unraveled.
This book is both exposé and call to action. It is for parents, patients, caregivers, and clinicians—for anyone who has ever trusted a prescription pad or product label without being told the risks. It offers proof, validation, and hope to millions living through the devastation of topical steroid withdrawal. And it demands accountability from the institutions that allowed this crisis to fester.
At its heart, this is also the story of pioneering physicians who stood against the tide. The first was Marvin J. Rapaport, MD, Clinical Professor of Dermatology & Medicine at UCLA, who identified, researched, and treated topical steroid addiction and withdrawal decades before it was acknowledged. His courage in challenging the medical establishment—and his devotion to patients when no one else believed them—helped spark a global movement for truth and healing.
This is not just a book about skin. It is about medicine, power, and truth—and the fight to protect families everywhere from a false cure.
“This book reads like a documentary you can’t look away from—powerful patient stories, shocking industry history, and one heroic doctor standing up to medical dogma .”
— James Keach, Award-Winning Filmmaker and Documentarian
“A must-read for anyone who wants to protect their family from one of the most over-prescribed and under-regulated drugs on the planet.”
— Kelly Barta, President, ITSAN
“A powerful exposé, uncovering the devastating truth behind a trusted medical treatment. Meticulous research and compelling storytelling reveal systemic failures and offer proof and validation to millions affected by this preventable condition. Essential reading.”
— Robert Lufkin, MD, Physician, Professor, New York Times Bestselling Author of Lies I Taught in Medical School
282 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 30, 2025
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October 20, 2025
I don’t often write reviews but this book, these people helped me through TSW.
It’s book to read before using steroids for you or your child , especially topical steroids .
It’s book to read before using steroids for you or your child , especially topical steroids .
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