Baltimore metro stations will start holding naloxone kits for overdoses

Baltimore’s metro stations will soon hold boxes containing free naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal drug, as part of the city’s efforts to reduce drug deaths.

The Naloxone ONEboxes will be stationed in all of the city’s 14 metro stations, both above and below ground. The boxes, which are purple and white and look like first-aid kits, are affixed to the wall. Once opened, the boxes have the reversal drug, personal protection equipment and a screen inside. The screen plays a video when the box is open, which instructs people in English and Spanish on how to use naloxone.

“As a part of our citywide overdose response strategic plan, my team has been working to make sure that naloxone is readily accessible and that as many residents as possible know how to use it,” said Mayor Brandon Scott, speaking at the Penn North Metro Station Monday.

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