Naloxone boxes will be placed in Baltimore metro stations following multiple recent mass overdoses, Baltimore leaders announced Monday.

Mayor Brandon Scott and other community advocates met Monday morning to place a set of boxes at the Penn North Metro Station, in the neighborhood where there were three mass overdoses within four months .

The city is partnering with the Maryland Peer Advisory Council (MPAC) and the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) for the overdose prevention initiative.

"The recent mass overdose events in Penn North have underscored the importance of making sure that every resident has access to Naloxone and other life-saving resources to prevent overdoses, no matter their circumstances," Mayor Scott said Monday.

What is naloxone?

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