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Media Appearances

Press, broadcast & conversation.

A full archive of where Morgan's research and story have appeared — national press, television, radio, and podcasts — from coverage of the UCLA / Drug Checking Los Angeles findings to her own path through addiction, prison, and reform.

Press & Print

National and regional reporting, op-ed coverage, and features.

LAist2026
New research may shed light on why some fentanyl users struggle with recovery ↗
The New York Times2026
Regular Users Can Tolerate Previously 'Unsurvivable' Amounts of Fentanyl ↗
Rolling Stone2025
It's Like a War Zone: What Happened When Portland Decriminalized Fentanyl ↗
Esquire2023
The Land Beyond the Drug War ↗
The New York Times2022
Treating addiction as a crime doesn't work. What Oregon is doing just might. ↗
CNN2025
"One of the larger mysteries I've ever seen": industrial chemical found in illicit fentanyl ↗
Yahoo News2024
An industrial chemical is showing up in fentanyl in the U.S., troubling scientists ↗
UCLA Health2026
People who use illicit fentanyl consume daily doses equivalent to nearly 9,000 mg of morphine ↗
NPR2024
The street supply of fentanyl is dropping. This shift could save thousands. ↗
WIRED
The Must-Have Gear for Going Out This Summer? Narcan! ↗
Los Angeles Times2022
Deadly overdoses have spiked among teens, even as drug use dropped ↗
NBC News
Out of prison, TikTok influencers are reshaping how we think about life behind bars ↗
Houston Chronicle2023
Some of prison TikTok's biggest stars came to Houston. Here's how it went. ↗
Truthout
Prevention centers save lives, but only radical change will end the overdose crisis ↗
KGW News
Peer mentors key to Measure 110 success are working in a broken addiction care system ↗
KGW News
Oregon's drug decriminalization not a factor in fentanyl crisis, oversight committee member says ↗
Oregon Public Broadcasting2022
Rewards for staying off meth work, and now Oregon is poised to pay for them ↗
The Lund Report
Rewards For Staying In Drug Treatment Work, Now Oregon Is Poised To Pay For Them ↗
The Lund Report
'People Are Dying' While State Bureaucracy Holds Up Treatment Dollars, Say Measure 110 Proponents ↗
Fox 13 / The Denver Channel
Oregon decriminalizing all drugs creates hope for those in recovery ↗
Multnomah County
New community representatives inducted — Local Public Safety Coordinating Council ↗
U.S. Senate — Sen. Jeff Merkley2019
Merkley, Wyden Announce Legislation to Help Students Seeking Higher Education ↗

Television & Video

Broadcast segments, interviews, and filmed features.

The Tamron Hall Show (ABC)
Guest appearance — Tamron Hall Show ↗
CNN2020
From addiction to advocacy for drug decriminalization — with Michael Smerconish ↗
ARD / WeltspiegelGerman
USA: Das Drogen-Experiment von Oregon ↗
Vice News2023
The TikTokers Revealing What Life Is Like in Prison ↗
NewsNation — Banfield
Portland's drug war: Did it backfire? ↗
TMJ4 Milwaukee
Wisconsin among the top in prosecuting drug-induced homicide deaths, but some say the law needs to be repealed ↗
KATU News
Oregon Measure 110 funding for drug addiction treatment moves forward ↗
KATU News2019
Your Voice, Your Future Town Hall — Curbing Oregon's Opioid Crisis ↗
KATU News2019
Addict to advocate: PSU student wants changes to drug-crime imprisonment ↗
Fox 59
Angela Answers: Drug Crime and Overdose Justice ↗
BlueChalk MediaVideo
The Campaign for PSU ↗
Uncertainty ExpertsVideo
Uncertainty Experts: My Story as a Comic ↗

Podcasts & Radio

Long-form conversations and radio interviews.

AirTalk — LAist 89.3Radio · 2026
Interview: new UCLA-led study on fentanyl tolerance & recovery ↗
The War on Drugs — iHeartRadioPodcast
An Addict's Journey ↗
40,000 StepsPodcast · 2022
Episode 58: Morgan Godvin ↗
No Thanks, But YesVideo podcast
S1/E17: Morgan Godvin — with Donald McDonald ↗
The Dr. Junkie ShowPodcast
#77: One Year After Oregon's Drug Decriminalization, Measure 110 ↗
The Dr. Junkie ShowPodcast
When They Call Us Murderers ↗
Good For NowPodcast
To Address Addiction, Rehabilitate the System ↗
NarcoticaPodcast · 2020
Episode 45: Overdose Is Tragic, Not Murder ↗
The Appeal Podcast2020
The Cruel Rise of Drug-Induced Homicide Prosecutions ↗
Henry's UnclePodcast · Ep. 8
Addiction, Prison, Sobriety — with Ember ↗
KBOO Radio — Prison PipelineRadio · 2019
Morgan Godvin this week on Prison Pipeline ↗
NPR's MarketplaceRadio · 2019
Money makes all the difference in prison ↗
Center for Justice InnovationPodcast · 2024
When Policy Isn't Enough: Recriminalization in Oregon ↗
Recovery Stories Have Power — Faces & Voices of RecoveryPodcast · 2025
Morgan Godvin — Incarceration, Advocacy & Public Health ↗
City Cast PortlandPodcast · 2023
The Simple Reason for Portland's Homelessness Crisis ↗
Grieving Out Loud — Emily's HopePodcast · 2022
An Unconventional Life: Morgan Godvin's Story ↗
Gin & JusticePodcast · 2022
Morgan Godvin — Harm Reduction & Beats Overdose ↗
ListenNotesAggregator
More podcast appearances — aggregated ↗