Recently, Public Health Madison & Dane County issued an overdose spike alert after five confirmed overdose response calls were made within a single 24-hour period. Currently the cause of the spike is unknown. So what’s going on? To learn more, we talk to public health supervisor Julia Olsen.

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What Happens When Overdoses Spike in Dane County