FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BALTIMORE, MD (Monday, November 3, 2025) - Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott joined 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 announce that metro stations across Baltimore City will be equipped with ONEboxes containing naloxone and naloxone 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."
"We're proud to partner with Mayor Scott and city officials to bring naloxone boxes to our transit stations," said Maryland Transit Administrator Holly Arnold. "These partnerships show that public transit does not exist apart from the community it serves. When our community faces a crisis, we feel it too, and we're committed to being part of the solution."
"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."
"You can reach the ONEboxes any time at any metro station by the end of the week. The boxes have naloxone and PPE for individuals if they decide they want to be a responder. It's about voice and choice," said Maryland Peer Advisory Council President Tiffinee Scott. "It creates conversation - the introduction that recovery is possible and supports are available. We thank our partners at MTA, the Mayor's Office of Overdose Response, and other community partners standing in this room. We cannot do this service alone.
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.
Baltimore City's preliminary Overdose Response Strategic Plan for 2025-2027 calls for an increase in access to low-barrier resources and services for substance use disorder across all neighborhoods, with a focus on those most impacted by the overdose crisis, as part of the City's goal to reduce fatal overdoses by 40% by 2040.
Additional updates regarding the City's use of opioid restitution funds and ongoing response to the overdose crisis can be found here.