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Leslie McBain lost her only child, Jordan Miller, to a drug overdose in 2014. He was just 25 years old. Jordan became addicted to the pain medication Oxycodone when it was prescribed by his family doctor after a back injury on a job site. Jordan was just starting his life, and had his own business, friends, and community. His death shook their family and friends to the core.

Soon after Jordan's death, Leslie became an advocate for more compassionate, evidenced-based drug policies. She co-founded Moms Stop the Harm (MSTH) in 2016.

Leslie is the Family Engagement lead for the British Columbia Center on Substance Use (BCCSU). Leslie sits on several B.C. provincial and federal committees dedicated to changing drug policies. She attended, as a member of the Canadian Delegation, the United Nations annual Commission on Narcotic Drugs 2018 in March. Leslie sees ending the failed war on drugs as the overarching solution to the overdose epidemic.

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