Workplace drug testing in Italy: findings about second-stage testing.

Workplace Drug Testing (WDT) in Italy includes two levels of monitoring: a first stage concerning drug testing on urine samples and a second involving both urine and hair analysis. The second stage is performed only on workers who tested positive at the first level. We analyzed urine and hair specimens from 120 workers undergoing second-level testing between 2009 and 2012.

Prevalence estimates of alcohol related problems in an area of northern Italy using the capture-recapture method.

Background: The alcohol-related problems (ARPs) are a relevant issue in public health and contribute to premature deaths and avoidable disease burden. The capture-recapture (C-R) method can be a useful tool to provide reliable estimates for populations with hidden nature such as subjects with ARP.

Methods: C-R method was used to estimate the 'true count' of individuals with ARP using three independent health-related current databases in an area of northern Italy during 2007.