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itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="name"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ddblog.labcorp.com/author/sharonrowtonphd/">Sharon Rowton, PhD</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="text-on">updated on </span><a href="https://ddblog.labcorp.com/2018/05/assess-drugs-potential-abuse/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2021-09-22T23:04:54-04:00" itemprop="dateModified">Wednesday, September 22, 2021</time><time class="updated" datetime="2018-05-31T15:37:44-04:00" itemprop="datePublished">Thursday, May 31, 2018</time></a></span></div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header home--> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>Drug abuse and potential drug abuse are critical issues for today’s pharmaceutical industry and the health of patients. 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