The Bay State is considering a proposal to make doses of the opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan available at all MBTA stations, with one state senator saying the life-saving drug should be “as common as fire extinguishers.”

The proposal offered by State Sen. John Keenan would expand on a pilot program that began in the summer of 2024 and saw the installation of naloxone — the generic name for Narcan — at five Red Line stations.

According to Keenan, who testified in favor of his bill at a Joint Committee on Transportation hearing on Tuesday, there can be no doubt that the drug’s availability leads to lives saved.

“This bill looks to expand on the Red Line law and make it apply to all four subway lines,” Keenan told his legislative colleagues. “You just don’t want to see anyone die in o

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