Franklin County Coroner issues overdose death spike alert in 9-hour period

FRANKLIN COUNTY - The Franklin County Coroner's Office has issued an overdose death spike alert in a 9-hour period from Friday to Saturday.According to Dr. Anahi Ortiz, Franklin County Coroner, between the hours of March 1 at 3 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. March 2, they have seen five overdose deaths. Most of those deaths happened on the east side of Columbus.Dr. Ortiz urges those who use to carry naloxone or Narcan, never use alone and test their substances with Fentanyl testing strips."We know that most