Prednisone for a kid! Holy cow. I am so sorry to read this. That drug was really bad for me. I still take it a few times a month at 2.5 mg and then I am not in pain - but a big mess of emotions for days.
I forgot about Crohn's , but that is a bad one too. Keep trying the natural way. I think it is your best bet. fb has a lot of groups for support, and your local police might have a drop off for old pills.
I know about the pill drop off, but with so many people for whom the pills might be helpful, I don't want to give them up so easy. It's a tough decision. Maybe MSF could use them.
You have to be careful with that. I do not think you can give pills to others is most places.