VICTORIA — Rules are being tightened for British Columbia's overdose-prevention safe supply program to require a witness when a user takes their drugs in an effort to stop the pills from being sold on the streets.

The government says all patients that are part of the prescribed alternatives must now take their medication under the supervision of health professionals, such as pharmacists or nurses, effective Dec. 30.

The changes follow a leak of documents in February that said that about 60 pharmacies were involved in the illegal diversion of drugs from the safe supply program.

In response, the government immediately required new users of the program to take their drugs under supervision, and B.C.'s Health Minister Josie Osborne said then it would eventually require supervision for all u

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