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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.

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.

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