On an individual basis, good for you that you can handle yourself. You are indeed a victim of the majority. However, making opiates freely available would be catastrophic for society to a point that would dwarf the current epidemic.
In other words, it is a shame that the system can't do better for you, but your point of view is selfish.
I disagree, having studied this topic for more than a decade most of the current epidemic problems, including the death toll can be more accurately attributed to prohibitionist policies as the "War on Drugs" than to any legal availability.
On the topic of Society in General, the US War on Drugs has lead to an inordinate amount of abuse, loss of freedom, and the elimination or reduction of most constitutional protection.
treating Addiction as a Crime is what is bad for society
In other words, it is a shame that the system can't do better for you, but your point of view is selfish.