P2R Episode 7 | One Box, 400 Lives Saved: Susan & Joe Murphy on Naloxone Access and Overdose Response

Dr. Susan Murphy, President of the West Virginia Drug Intervention Institute, and Joe Murphy, inventor of the ONEbox, join Marcel Gemme to share how a single weekend of tinkering with a glue gun and a soldering iron became a life-saving kit now deployed in all 50 states.West Virginia has been the ground zero of the opioid crisis for decades. Rather than waiting for the system to catch up, Susan and Joe built something different — a weatherproof purple box containing naloxone PPE kits and built-in video training in both English and Spanish. No QR code required. No cell signal needed. Just pull the tab, follow Jan Rader's instructions, and save a life.In this episode:- How Susan went from higher education to running a syringe service program — and why she never left- How Joe witnessed an overdose of a prominent community member and spent the next 20 years trying to prevent the next one- What is actually inside the ONEbox, and why every design decision was about eliminating failure points- The Be The One campus initiative and how it reached all 29 West Virginia college campuses- How Nashville law enforcement drove 15 confirmed reversals on a single strip of Broadway- Why universities are now being sued for NOT having naloxone — and what Good Samaritan laws actually cover- The harm reduction debate and where Susan and Joe stand- What it takes to scale from 100 boxes to 35,000 — and what comes nextWhether you are a parent, employer, school administrator, or community leader, this episode will show you that naloxone belongs in your building, your car, and your home.Learn more about the ONEbox and the Drug Intervention Institute: https://www.wvdii.org/oneboxFrom Prevention to Recovery with Marcel Gemme covers the full spectrum of substance use — from prevention education to treatment and long-term recovery. New episodes every week.Connect with Marcel:Website: https://www.addicted.org/podcastSUPE: https://www.addicted.org/supe/