Glenn Dobson: Drug Detection Agency CEO on workplace testing revealing surging cocaine use

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Oct 13, 2026 · 2m · transcript

Employers are being warned cocaine use is surging in workplace drug testing.

Drug Detection Agency data shows the drug made up 3.2% of positive tests in three months to October, up 118% year on year.

Amphetamine-type substances, including meth, accounted for 25.4%, up 9.4% over the past year.

Chief Executive Glenn Dobson says there are similar trends in the US and Australia.

He told Andrew Dickens that most workplaces have a drug and alcohol policy that guides employers on how to deal with drug use.

Generally, Dobson says, rehabilitation is offered, as they’re looking for the employee to stop…