Acetaminophen related deaths are a few hundred a year in the US.

Opiate related deaths in the US have been around 50,000+/yr.

I don't personally know anyone who has died from acetaminophen usage or even particularly injured. I personally know several people who had their lives nearly destroyed by opiate abuse, and a few others who have died. And it's not like I'm hanging out with junkies all the time.

Yup. As someone in the US the idea that opiates are “actually really great and safe drugs, just misunderstood!” is insane.