Baltimore to Install Naloxone Boxes in Metro Stations

Baltimore will install naloxone (Narcan) boxes in every Metro station by the end of the week, with the first set unveiled at Penn North after several recent mass overdoses that hospitalized dozens. The effort is a partnership between the City, the Maryland Transit Administration and the Maryland Peer Advisory Council and is funded through the Opioid Restitution Fund. Each box contains Narcan, protective equipment and bilingual video instructions, and officials say naloxone can be administered by anyone to rapidly reverse opioid overdoses. The program includes training for station workers and plans to expand access to light rail and bus stations. City and public-health leaders say the aim is to save lives by increasing timely, anonymous access to a life-saving medication in both traditional and nontraditional public spaces.