A year-long study from the Federal Government's advisory group on drugs has found drug testing in schools would be a waste of money.
The report was commissioned by the Australian National Council on Drugs after debate in the community about compulsory drug testing in schools.
What it found was that any testing system would be ineffective and not always give the right results.
Report author Ann Roche says it would also have negative effects like creating mistrust and stigma.
"Level of use is actually quite low so you're kind of looking for a needle in a haystack, therefore there'll be more error," she said.
"To falsely accuse a young person of illicit drug use is really problematic."
The study found it would cost about $350 million to do a saliva test for every student in the country and it says that money could be better spent elsewhere.
Source: By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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