Baltimore City has announced that metro stations across the city will be equipped with ONEboxes containing naloxone and training materials.
“We are proud to be here to announce a new partnership between the City, the State, and the Maryland Peer Advisory Council to provide naloxone kits and on-demand training at metro stations throughout Baltimore City,” said Mayor Brandon M. Scott. “The recent mass overdose events in Penn North have underscored the importance of making sure that every resident has access to naloxone and other lifesaving resources to prevent overdoses – no matter the circumstances.”
ONEboxes are opioid overdose reversal kits containing naloxone and on-demand training. The installation and maintenance of these ONEboxes at metro stations is the result of a partnership between the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Overdose Response (BCMOOR), MTA, and MPAC. As a result of this partnership, Baltimore City residents will be able to obtain naloxone at metro stations if they are responding to an emergency or if they would like to have some on-hand.
Mayor of Baltimore City Brandon M. Scott was joined by Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Administrator Holly Arnold, Baltimore City Executive Director of Overdose Response Sara Whaley, Delegate Melissa Wells, Councilman James Torrence, Councilwoman Phylicia Porter, and Maryland Peer Advisory Council (MPAC) President Tiffinee Scott at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Penn North Station to make the announcement.
“Here in Penn North, we have seen how access to naloxone and other harm reduction resources can save lives during times of emergency, including the mass overdose events experienced in July and last month,” said Baltimore City Executive Director of Overdose Response Sara Whaley. “Every week, thousands of Baltimoreans pass through metro station turnstiles on their way to and from home, on their way to work or class, to see friends and family. Now – thanks to the leadership of the Mayor, MTA, and MPAC – naloxone will be readily available to them through these ONEboxes across the city.”
