title: What can a trial contribute to the debate about supervised injecting rooms?
abstract: Outlines the areas for evaluation of supervised injecting rooms, the limitations of any evaluation and how the evaluation results can be buttressed against misuse. Argues that forceful advocacy for the role of evaluation in political decision-making is needed.
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory. Gabriele.Bammer@anu.edu.au
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bammer
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D020958:Australian Capital Territory; D006285:Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D018671:Needle-Exchange Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009517:New South Wales; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014739:Victoria