British Columbia’s prescribed safer supply program — aimed at providing people at high risk of overdose with regulated alternatives to toxic street drugs — is undergoing a major shift, drawing sharp criticism from the Opposition.

The same day the coroner confirmed 150 people died from toxic drug overdoses in BC in October, the province flushed out details of its next step in battling the crisis. Josie Osborne, BC Health Minister: "Helping to separate people from the illicit drug supply."