This sidesteps the fact that informed and responsible citizens should have access to opiates even if they are not ill, much less terminally so. I get that it's

This sidesteps the fact that informed and responsible citizens should have access to opiates even if they are not ill, much less terminally so. I get that it's a compromise, but it is still a morally reprehensible position to believe only terminally ill patients should be allowed the choice to put opiates in their body. The real problem is a mixture of Big Pharma propaganda, kickbacks, lack of proper education, deep socio-economic troubles, depression, and need for escapism. The solution is not to limit the freedoms of responsible citizens but to address each of those concerns in turn.