Morgan Godvin

    Morgan is a writer from Portland, Oregon. She founded Beats Overdose, a harm reduction provider for the music and entertainment industry. She is a research associate with Health in Justice Action Lab and a councilmember on Oregon’s decriminalization Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council. Morgan is also a member of the board of directors of The Influence Foundation, which operates Filter. She was formerly incarcerated.

    The Spravato Diaries: My Ketamine-ish Depression Treatment

    In the fall of 2020, COVID lockdown-induced depression triggered my incarceration-related PTSD and related ...

    The Counterfeit, Fentanyl-Based Pills Sold at Some Mexican Pharmacies

    Counterfeit phamaceutical pills containing fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine are being sold out of Mexican ...

    Buprenorphine Access: Telehealth Revolution Faces Uncertain Future

    This summer, a young woman was revived by paramedics after an overdose at her ...

    Are Fentanyl Test Strips Helpful for Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Pills? 

    The chocolate chip cookie theory of fentanyl distribution in counterfeit “pharmaceutical” pills holds that ...

    Quitting Kratom Reminded Me How Little Drugs Have to Do With Addiction

    “I admitted I was powerless over my addiction” is a phrase I only uttered ...

    Oregon’s Decrim Funding Has Been a Trial to Implement. Better Is to Come.

    On February 1, 2021, Oregon became the first state in the nation to decriminalize ...

    Kratom Helps Me Cope With Life, So What’s the Problem? 

    A kilo is surprisingly heavy, I thought as I dropped the package onto my ...

    Hip Hop and Harm Reduction on Tour

    Hip hop, like other music genres, is no stranger to drug overdose. The list ...

    The US Faces a Naloxone Shortage at the Worst Possible Time

    Life expectancy in the United States plunged by a year and a half in ...

    Drug Decriminalization in Oregon: How’s It Going So Far?

    Tanesia DeMacon is no stranger to jail. She estimates she was arrested no fewer ...

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