UT Health Sciences Launches Naloxone Training Plus OneBoxes

Students, staff, and faculty mark the launch of UT Health Sciences' first ONEbox training.

The University of Tennessee Health Sciences held a pilot naloxone training April 14, gathering a group of interdisciplinary students to dive deeper into overdose recognition and proper administration of intranasal naloxone. The event also kickstarted the Memphis campus OneBox effort, placing over a dozen naloxone overdose kits alongside existing automated external defibrillators in high-traffic locations across the downtown campus.

The timing is fitting. April brings a convergence of national health observances centered on harm reduction, overdose prevention, and naloxone access, including National Fentanyl Awareness Day on April 29. This created a natural moment for UT Health Sciences to continue to take steps forward in helping foster safe and healthy campuses, student life, and Tennessee communities.

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