1.0Community Change is a national organization that builds the power of low-income people, especially people of color, to fight for a society where everyone can thrive.https://communitychange.orgFred McKissack Jr.https://communitychange.org/author/fmckissack/Black Lives Matter Less Even in Drug Addiction - Community Change is a national organization that builds the power of low-income people, especially people of color, to fight for a society where everyone can thrive.rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://communitychange.org/changewire/black-lives-matter-less-even-drug-addiction/">Black Lives Matter Less Even in Drug Addiction</a></blockquote>
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</script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://communitychange.org/changewire/black-lives-matter-less-even-drug-addiction/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Black Lives Matter Less Even in Drug Addiction” — Community Change is a national organization that builds the power of low-income people, especially people of color, to fight for a society where everyone can thrive." frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://communitychange.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2016-10-25-1477408253-8654444-27472577620_0aae8ba36e_o-thumb.jpg570380Originally published on the Huffington Post. A heroin needle. Photo credits to Wheeler Cowperthwaite via Flickr Creative Commons. Even when it comes to drug addiction, black lives matter less. Consider the current opiate epidemic, where the overprescribing of Vicodin and Oxycontin has corrupted minds, crippled bodies and shook politicians to reconsider long-held beliefs about substance