National Public Radio partnered with WBUR and Kaiser Health News which resulted in a public health story regarding unintentional drug poisonings (overdoses). The story, "Drug Cocktails Fuel Massachusett's Overdose Crisis" focuses on trends in overdoses in the State of Massachusetts. 

Story Highlights:

• Among 501 overdose deaths assessed by the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in the first six months of 2014, the vast majority  were caused by heroin or a prescription opioid taken in combination with some other drug or alcohol.
• Fentanyl, a synthetic opiate, was present in about 37 percent of the deaths.
• Klonopin, Xanax and other anti-anxiety benzodiazepines showed up in 13 percent of the Massachusetts overdose deaths.