Ontario Police Chief Michael Iwai is among the local law enforcement officials seeing an alarming rise in fentanyl overdoses. (The Enterprise/CYNTHIA LIU)
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SNEAKY KILLER: Fentanyl in Malheur County

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In a special report, the Enterprise examines the increasing prevalence of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that can be 50 times more potent than heroin. It is driving drug overdoses across the United States – and here in Malheur County . . .

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Mac Larsen is a reporter at the Malheur Enterprise. He received a bachelor’s degree from Occidental College and in 2022 a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Oregon. He was the co-editor-in-chief of the Oregon Journalism lab and hosts and produces the podcast “Once Upon a Time in the Pacific Northwest.”