Overview
- Mayor Brandon Scott announced a partnership with the Maryland Transit Administration to install overdose-reversal kits at Metro stations across the city.
- The initial boxes were scheduled to be placed at the Penn North station with community advocates present, and stations will offer on-demand training for use.
- City officials said the effort is financed through the Opioid Restitution Fund announced last month.
- Emergency responders reported three mass overdose incidents in the Penn North area over four months, including 11 people overdosing on Oct. 8 with seven hospitalized.
- Baltimore recorded a 25% drop in overdose deaths from 2023 to 2024, yet the Maryland Health Department counted 362 deaths through September 2025, and The Baltimore Banner reported medetomidine detected in two recent drug samples.