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Metro Council presents resolution marking OneBox naloxone milestone
Summary
Council members read a resolution commemorating installation of the city's 400th OneBox naloxone unit and recognized partners who placed naloxone kits in public venues and schools; the read text credited the program with helping save lives and named partner agencies.
Council member Evans introduced a resolution (read into the record as RS 20 26-21 13) recognizing the OneBox naloxone program and its installation milestone. "This is a presentation on RS 20 26 dash 21 13, a resolution commemorating the installation of the 400th 1 box in Nashville and Davidson County," Evans said while reading the resolution's text, which described OneBox units as publicly accessible overdose emergency kits.
The read text credited partners across public safety, public health, schools and nonprofits for the program's growth, named MNPD personnel and the mayor's office of nightlife, and said the installations have been used in overdose emergencies. The resolution cites an installation date for the 400th unit of 05/01/2026 and records that program partners reported the OneBox kits had been credited with helping save 18 lives in Davidson County. The resolution text concludes that the Council "goes on record as commemorating the installation of the 400th OneBox" and lists partners; the reading did not include a recorded vote in the transcript extract.
Speakers at the podium emphasized continued collaboration to maintain units, expand overdose prevention education and keep naloxone accessible in high-traffic public spaces. A speaker later updated the tally during remarks, saying the program had reached 501 box installations and thanking Metro Public Health for supplying naloxone to participating locations.
