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This doesn't seem to be the right metric. Surely, alcohol and tobacco are more common than opioids. To judge how defensible a certain consumption or action is,

• ChrisGranger 9y ago
  Indeed, falling down the stairs probably kills more people annually than opioid overdose does, but you're never going to hear anyone complain about how dangerous they are.
  • tialaramex 9y ago
    Actually slip, trip and fall accidents are a huge safety focus. Regulations can ensure stairs are designed to make falling less likely to cause serious injuries. Or, of course, as with most things Americans can insist their "freedom" to suffer so that somebody else can make a buck comes first. Another big cause of household accidents is excessively hot water. Sure the kitchen sink might need the possibility of water hot enough to clean grease off a steel pan, but you don't need that for bathing your baby. So some countries legally require bathroom outlets are thermostatically controlled to a fixed limit, if there's not enough cold pressure to hit the limit, the water shuts off safely rather than char you. Simple mechanical valves can do this, and they're not that expensive - once a country is buying them for everybody.