List of deaths from drug overdose and intoxication

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A two milligram dose of fentanyl powder (on pencil tip) is a lethal amount for most people.<ref name=onepill>Template:Cite web</ref>

Drug overdose and intoxication are significant causes of accidental death and can also be used as a form of suicide. Death can occur from overdosing on a single or multiple drugs, or from combined drug intoxication (CDI) due to poly drug use. Poly drug use often carries more risk than use of a single drug, due to an increase in side effects, and drug synergy. For example, the chance of death from overdosing on opiates is greatly increased when they are consumed in conjunction with alcohol.<ref name=ny>Template:Cite journal</ref> While they are two distinct phenomena, deaths from CDI are often misreported as overdoses.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Drug overdoses and intoxication can also cause indirect deaths. For example, while marijuana does not cause fatal overdoses, being intoxicated by it can increase the chance of fatal traffic collisions.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Drug use and overdoses increased significantly in the 1800s due to the commercialization and availability of certain drugs. For example, while opium and coca had been used for centuries, their active ingredients, morphine and the cocaine alkaloid, were not isolated until 1803 and 1855 respectively.<ref name=Court2009>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Cocaine and various opiates were subsequently mass-produced and sold openly and legally in the Western world, resulting in widespread misuse and addiction.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Drug use and addiction also increased significantly following the invention of the hypodermic syringe in 1853,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> with overdose being a leading cause of death among intravenous drug users.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Efforts to prohibit various drugs began to be enacted in the early 20th century, though the effectiveness of such policies is debated. Deaths from drug overdoses are increasing. Between 2000 and 2014, fatal overdoses rose 137% in the United States, causing nearly half a million deaths in that period,<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> and have also been continually increasing in Australia,<ref name=theage>Template:Cite web</ref> Scotland,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> England, and Wales.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> While prohibited drugs are generally viewed as being the most dangerous, the misuse of prescription drugs is linked to more deaths in several countries.<ref name=theage/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Cocaine and heroin combined caused fewer deaths than prescriptions drugs in the United Kingdom in 2013,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and fewer deaths than prescription opiates alone in the United States in 2008.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:As of, benzodiazepines were most likely to cause fatal overdose in Australia,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with diazepam (Valium) being the drug most responsible.<ref name=theage/> While fatal overdoses are highly associated with drugs such as opiates, cocaine and alcohol,<ref name=ny/> deaths from other drugs such as caffeine are extremely rare.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

This alphabetical list contains 634 people whose deaths can be reliably sourced to be the result of drug overdose or acute drug intoxication. Where sources indicate drug overdose or intoxication was only suspected to be the cause of death, this will be specified in the 'notes' column. Where sources are able to indicate, deaths are specified as 'suicide', 'accidental', 'undetermined', or otherwise in the 'cause' column. Where sources do not explicitly state intent, they will be listed in this column as 'unknown'. Deaths from accidents or misadventure caused by drug overdoses or intoxication are also included on this list. Deaths from long-term effects of drugs, such as tobacco-related cancers and cirrhosis from alcohol, are not included, nor are deaths from lethal injection or legal euthanasia.

Deaths

List of deaths from drug overdose and intoxication

Name	Born	Died	Age	Profession	Drug(s)	Manner	Notes	Template:Abbr
Template:Sortname	1941	1995	54	Artist	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1955	1996	41	Wrestling promoter	Cocaine	Accidental	Drug-induced heart attack	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1864	1916	52	Actress	Morphine	Unknown		<ref>Template:Citation</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1980	2010	29	Wrestler	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1908	1970	61	Playwright	Barbiturates	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Template:Sortname	1964	2007	43	Wrestler	Unspecified painkillers	Accidental		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1931	1968	36	Actor	Paraldehyde and promazine	Unknown		<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Template:Sortname	1912	1934	21	Actress	Opium	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1892	1927	35	Writer	Barbital	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1966	2020	54	Club promoter	Heroin	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1998	2020	21	Rapper	Fentanyl and alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1930	1982	51	Filmmaker	Heroin	Accidental	Officially accidental though speculated suicide	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1911	1970	59	Evangelist	Alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1939	1984	45	Child actor	Antidepressants	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1892	1933	41	Army officer	Unspecified narcotic	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Template:Sortname	1956	1993	36	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1782	1821	38	Actress	Laudanum	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1905	1924	19	Artist	Cocaine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1932	1971	39	Actress	Barbiturates	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1975	1997	21	Child actress	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1893	1938	45	Journalist	Sleeping pills	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1966	2000	34	Jockey	Methamphetamine	Blunt trauma	The coroner's report concluded that Antley's injuries were likely related to a fall caused by the overdose	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1912	1978	65	Writer	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1923	1971	48	Photographer	Barbiturates	Suicide	Arbus also slit her wrists	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1943	1990	47	Poet	Unspecified	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1960	1997	36	Musician	Opiates	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1951	1999	48	Painter	Heroin	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1834	1895	60–61	Yachtsman	Chlorodyne	Suicide	Suspected overdose	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1987	2007	20	American football player	MDMA	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1962	2002	40	Photographer, make-up artist	Unspecified painkillers	Accidental	Aucoin's addiction to painkillers, which were prescribed, caused kidney and liver failure due to paracetamol toxicity	<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Template:Sortname	1956	2006	50	Politician	Succinylcholine	Murder		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1929	1988	58	Musician	Cocaine and heroin	Accidental	Baker fell from a balcony while intoxicated	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1940	1982	42	Actor	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1857	1918	61	Shipping magnate	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1948	1982	33	Music critic, musician	Multiple	Unknown	Dextropropoxyphene, diazepam and NyQuil	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1899	1973	74	Trapeze artist	Methamphetamines	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1918	1951	32	Author	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1916	1973	57	Cricketer	Barbiturates and bromide	Undetermined		<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Template:Sortname	1946	1976	29	Serial killer	Halothane	Accidental	Accidental overdose administered by nurse	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1992	2014	21	Actress	Multiple	Accidental	Hydrocodone, difluoroethane and carisoprodol	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1960	1988	27	Painter	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1907	1932	24	Actor	Barbital	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1987	2011	24	Jockey	Cocaine and oxymorphone	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1924	1978	53	Writer	Insulin	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1929	1968	38	Child actor	Barbiturates	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1979	2003	23	Baseball pitcher	Ephedra	Heatstroke	The coroner stated the toxicity of ephedra played a significant role in his death	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1945	2018	72	Radio host	Multiple	Accidental	Bell's death was a combination of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, and carisoprodol, complicated by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and high blood pressure	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1868	1926	57	Writer	Sleeping pills	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1949	1982	33	Actor	Speedball	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1892	1940	48	Philosopher	Morphine	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1963	2009	45	Musician	Fentanyl	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1931	1990	58	Actress	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1971	1999	28	Musician	Multiple	Unknown	Benzodiazepines, cocaine and propoxyphene	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1951	1985	33	Gambler	Unspecified	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1950	1973	22	Roadie	Cocaine and heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1931	1990	59	Baseball pitcher	Alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1977	1995	18	Student	MDMA	Water intoxication	Died from water intoxication secondary to use of MDMA	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1963	1986	22	Basketball player	Cocaine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1957	2011	53	Presenter, broadcaster	Mephedrone	Unknown	Drug-induced heart attack.	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1974	2007	33	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown	Drug-induced heart attack	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1961	2007	45	Wrestler	Cocaine	Unknown	Other unspecified drugs were involved	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1966	1999	33	Writer	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1943	1998	54	Gambling executive	Alprazolam and heroin	Suicide (suspected)		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1953	1979	26	Actress	Diazepam	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1962	2007	44	Aristocrat	Cocaine and morphine	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1957	1987	30	Ballet dancer	Multiple	Unknown	Cocaine, codeine, methadone and other unspecified drugs	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1876	1962	85	Actress	Sleeping pills	Suicide	Drug-induced asphyxiation	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1984	2010	25	Golfer	Multiple	Suicide	Drug-induced asphyxiation caused by butalbital, temazepam, alprazolam, codeine, hydrocodone and tramadol	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1850	1888	38	Prostitute	Opiates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1943	1981	37	Musician	Cocaine and methamphetamine	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1951	1976	25	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1948	1980	32	Musician	Alcohol	Unknown	Bonham choked on his own vomit while intoxicated	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1977	2022	45	Mixed martial artist	Fentanyl	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1982	2011	28	Ice hockey player	Oxycodone and alcohol	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1882	1900	18	Factory worker	Chloral hydrate	Murder		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1967	2008	40	Ice skater	Multiple	Accidental	Cocaine, diazepam, alcohol and cannabis	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1899	1978	78	Actor	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1929	1978	48	Author	Methamphetamines	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1973	2002	28	Model	Multiple	Unknown	Heroin, methamphetamines, meperidine and alprazolam	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1960	2002	42	Mother	Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid and alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1917	1993	76	Writer	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1963	2014	50	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1817	1848	31	Painter, writer	Opiates	Unknown	Died of drug-aggravated tuberculosis	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1993	2015	22	Media personality	Multiple	Unknown	Drowned while intoxicated by marijuana, alcohol and an unspecified anti-anxiety medication	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1925	1966	40	Comedian	Morphine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1881	1936	55	Painter	Barbital	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1895	1927	32	Actress	Alcohol	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1947	1975	28	Musician	Multiple	Unknown	Heroin, morphine and alcohol	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1980	2024	43	Baseball player	Fentanyl	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1942	1987	44	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown	Drug-induced heart failure	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1951	1977	25	Writer	Secobarbital	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1963	2004	41	Baseball player	Cocaine and opiates	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1959	1991	32	Actor, journalist	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1924	1984	59	Writer	Multiple	Unknown	Cause of death was liver disease complicated by phlebitis and multiple drug intoxication	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1896	1918	22	Actress	Cocaine	Accidental	Suspected overdose	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1919	1967	47	Pastor	Barbiturates	Unknown	Suspected overdose	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1987	2022	34	Singer	Difluoroethane and alprazolam	Accidental	Carter drowned in the bath after inhaling the drugs	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1986	2012	25	Singer	Multiple	Unknown	Olanzapine, cyclobenzaprine and alprazolam	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1977	2011	34	Pornographic actor	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1875	1943	67	Actor	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1950	1980	30	Serial killer	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1964	2009	45	Musician	Unspecified muscle relaxant	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1891	1949	58	Journalist	Sleeping pills	Suicide (suspected)		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1909	1963	54	Naval officer	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1964	2007	42	Solicitor	Alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1931	1963	31	Pianist	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1960	1991	30	Musician	Multiple	Accidental	Codeine, diazepam, morphine and alcohol	Template:Sfn Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1923	1969	45	Writer	Unspecified	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Template:Sortname	1998	2023	25	Actor	Multiple	Accidental	Methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and benzodiazepines	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1946	2007	61	Politician	Unspecified prescription drugs and alcohol	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1976	2008	31	Actress	Cocaine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1942	1972	29	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1944	2008	63	Actress	Unspecified drugs and alcohol	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1963	2022	59	Rapper	Multiple	Accidental	Fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1914	1960	46	Actress	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1941	1973	31	Photographer	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1974	2001	27	Actress	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1979	2008	28	Musician	Multiple	Unknown	Heroin, chlordiazepoxide, ephedrine and amphetamine	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1946	1974	27	Boutique manager	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1971	2001	30	Musician	Unspecified pills and alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1862	1896	34	Baseball player	Chloral hydrate	Suicide (suspected)		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1958	1980	22	Musician	Heroin	Suicide		Template:Sfn Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1843	1897	53–54	Prospector	Morphine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1961	1993	31	Baseball pitcher	Alcohol	Accidental	Crews was legally drunk when he crashed a boat, killing himself and Steve Olin	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1946	2013	66	Chef	Benzodiazepine and oxycodone	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1958	1988	30	American football player	Cocaine	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1959	2002	42	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref> Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1764	1811	46–47	Painter	Alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1900	1959	59	Lawyer	Secobarbital and alcohol	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1884	1949	65	Literary critic	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1947	1985	38	Actor	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1926	1974	48	Actress	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1969	2016	46	Wrestler	Multiple	Accidental	Oxymorphone, oxycodone, temazepam, diazepam, and alcohol	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1934	1964	29	Actress	Sleeping pills	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1880	1923	43	Writer	Cocaine and alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1933	1987	54	Singer	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1855	1889	34	Actor	Cocaine and morphine	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1922	1965	42	Actress, singer	Imipramine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1976	2002	25	Baseball player	Alcohol	Accidental	Motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1944	1988	43	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1906	1976	70	Art forger	Barbiturates	Suicide (suspected)		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1867	1903	35	Baseball player	Alcohol	Unknown	Delahanty was intoxicated when he drowned in the Niagara River.	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1912	1944	31–32	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1967	2005	37	Bodybuilder	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1963	2002	38	Director	Cocaine	Accidental	Suspected drug-induced heart attack	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1943	2008	65	Businessman	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1903	1983	80	Poet	Sleeping pills	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1903	1964	60	Jewelry designer	Unspecified pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1902	1945	42	Writer, actress	Barbiturates	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1801	1841	39–40	Texian Army officer	Morphine	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1971	2000	29	Disc jockey	Codeine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1970	2021	50	Rapper	Cocaine	Unknown	Drug-induced heart attack	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1915	1966	51	Socialite	Alcohol and barbiturates	Accidental	Possible suicide	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1920	1974	53	Politician	Barbiturates and alcohol	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Template:Sortname	1945	1997	52	Writer	Unspecified drugs and alcohol	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1905	1956	51	Musician	Sleeping pills	Accidental	Choked to death while intoxicated	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1958	2004	46	Comedian	Multiple	Unknown	Unspecified tranquilizers, painkillers and alcohol	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1948	1974	26	Musician	Antidepressants	Suicide (suspected)		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1959	2004	45	Pediatric heart surgeon	Unspecified prescription drugs	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1955	2007	52	Singer	Cocaine	Accidental		Template:Sfn <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1965	2000	34	Wrestler	Unspecified painkillers and alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1903	1972	68	Actor	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Template:Sortname	1966	2007	40	Video game designer	Paracetamol and alcohol	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1977	2011	34	Actor, stunt man	Alcohol	Accidental	Motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1967	2003	36	Wrestler	Fentanyl	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1985	2023	38	Actor	Unspecified	Unknown	Cardiac arrest from a drug cocktail	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1925	1964	39	Actor	Sleeping pills and alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1963	2011	47	Actor	Methamphetamines	Accidental		<ref>Template:Citation – see also: File:John Dye Death Certificate.pdf.</ref>
Template:Sortname	1890	1929	39	Actress	Chloral hydrate	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1982	2020	38	Singer-songwriter	Fentanyl and cocaine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1990	2022	31	Entrepreneur and DJ	Cocaine	Cardiac arrhythmia		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1906	1986	79–80	Property developer	Unspecified	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1944	2002	57	Musician	Cocaine	Accidental	Drug-induced heart attack	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1934	1967	32	Music entrepreneur	Sleeping pills	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1955	2003	47	Musician	Heroin and unspecified prescription drugs	Unknown	Suspected overdose	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1871	1939	68	Mathematician	Barbital	Suicide		<ref>Template:MacTutor Biography</ref>
Template:Sortname	1894	1940	45	Socialite	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1981	2019	37	Motivational speaker	Heroin	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1981	2010	28	Musician	Unspecified	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1964	1997	33	Actor	Cocaine and morphine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1952	1983	30	Musician	Heroin	Unknown	Drowned after overdosing	Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1945	1982	37	Playwright, director	Barbiturates and cocaine	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1964	2004	39	Singer	Cocaine	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1992	2016	24	Baseball pitcher	Cocaine and alcohol	Accidental	Fernández was under the influence when he died in a boating accident	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1963	2000	37	Pornographic actress	Unspecified	Suicide (suspected)	Officially ruled as "most likely suicide", though previously speculated as murder	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1941	1995	54	Film composer	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1935	1979	44	Gangster	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1961	1995	33	Singer, actor	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1915	1967	52	Politician	Sleeping pills	Unknown	Suspected overdose	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1953	1987	33	Co-publisher of Hustler	Heroin	Undetermined	Drowned after overdosing; whether her death was intentional or not was unclear	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1959	2008	49	Musician	Unspecified	Accidental	Suspected overdose	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1954	1999	45	Priest	Unspecified drugs and alcohol	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1911	1942	30	Actress	Sleeping pills	Suicide (suspected)		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1791	1846	55	Diplomat	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1885	1926	40	Actor	Chloroform	Suicide	Frank used a combination of chloroform and natural gas.	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1943	2000	57	Actress	Unspecified prescription drugs	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1983	2007	24	Model, socialite	Cocaine and ephedrine	Accidental	Official cause of death was hypoxic ischemic brain injury caused by cocaine and ephedrine	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1969	2007	38	Website founder	Ketamine	Misadventure	Frisch jumped from a balcony while intoxicated	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1979	2023	43	Rapper	Cocaine, alcohol and fentanyl	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1956	2009	52	Impressionist, entertainer	Hydromorphone	Accidental	Gans was killed by a combination of the prescription drug and a pre-existing heart condition	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1958	1984	25	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1922	1969	47	Singer, actress	Secobarbital	Accidental	Officially accidental though speculated suicide	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1848	1903	54	Painter	Morphine	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1969	2008	39	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown	Suspected overdose	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1989	2014	25	Writer, model	Heroin	Accidental	Overdose due to diminished tolerance after drugs treatment.	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1908	1998	89	Writer	Cyanide poisoning	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1945	1979	34	Musician	Unspecified	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1940	1971	30	Actress	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1914	1978	63	Cricketer	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1938	1975	36	Actress	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1970	2014	43	Pornographic actor	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1962	2003	40	Actor	Multiple	Accidental	Heroin, cocaine, diazepam and hydrocodone/paracetamol	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1929	1975	45	Writer	Sleeping pills and alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1965	2010	44	Comedian	Unspecified prescription drugs	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1964	1995	31	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1973	2009	36	Disc jockey	Multiple	Accidental	Cocaine, levamisole, oxycodone, hydrocodone, lorazepam, clonazepam, alprazolam and diphenhydramine	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1972	2010	38	Musician	Fentanyl and morphine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1963	2002	39	Poet	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1909	1962	53	Author	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1941	1968	26	Singer	Unspecified medication and alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1982	2007	25	Basketball player	Alcohol	Accidental	Motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1942	1978	35	Activist	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1899	1963	63	Actor	Sleeping pills	Suicide (suspected)		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1976	1997	21	Computer hacker	Heroin	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1926	1967	41	Actor	Pentobarbital	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1949	1992	43	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1952	1999	47	Model, actress	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1890	1935	44–45	Fraudster	Sleeping pills	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1924	1968	44	Actor	Amphetamines and alcohol	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1807	1857	51	Senator	Morphine	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1986	2015	29	Baseball pitcher	Cocaine and alcohol	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1950	2005	55	Comedian	Alcohol	Accidental	Drowned after he fell into the water while intoxicated	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1854	1898	43	Author, adventurer	Morphine	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1941	1980	39	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1982	2014	31	Free Syrian Army fighter	Heroin and sertraline	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1969	2005	35	Bounty hunter	Fentanyl	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1967	1998	30	Actor, model	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1890	1940	49	Poet, playwright	Barbital	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1942	1980	38	Actress	Tuinal	Unknown		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1940	2003	63	Musician	Cocaine	Unknown	Drug-induced heart attack	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1958	2001	43	Author	Unspecified prescription pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1868	1942	73	Mathematician	Barbital	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1899	1960	61	Actress	Barbiturates	Suicide (suspected)		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1972	2022	50	Musician	Multiple			<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1953	1983	29	Actor	Heroin	Unknown	Suspected overdose	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1923	1955	32	United States Marine	Alcohol	Accidental	Hayes was killed by a combination of exposure and intoxication	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1949	1983	34	Cartoonist	Multiple	Unknown	Died from polypharmacy of unspecified drugs	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1954	1992	38	Rugby league player	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1968	2005	37	Comedian	Cocaine and heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1918	1949	30	Writer	Barbiturates	Suicide (suspected)		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1972	2003	31	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1954	1996	42	Actress	Phenobarbital	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1942	1970	27	Musician	Barbiturates	Accidental	Hendrix aspirated his own vomit and died of asphyxia while intoxicated	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1958	2003	44	Wrestler	Cocaine	Unknown		<ref name=wrestlingdeaths>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1947	1978	30	Musician	Heroin	Suicide		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1927	1993	66	Novelist, actor	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1957	1986	28	Wrestler	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1963	2010	47	Documentary filmmaker	Oxymorphone and alcohol	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1802	1875	72–73	Conductor	Morphine	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1916	1966	49	Courier	Sleeping pills	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1907	1960	49	Soldier, author	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1943	1981	38	Singer	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1988	2016	28	Writer	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1917	2009	91	Writer	Unspecified	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1936	1989	52	Activist	Phenobarbital	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1967	2014	46	Actor	Multiple	Accidental	Heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines and amphetamines	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1918	1981	63	Actor	Alcohol	Accidental	Holden fell and bled to death while intoxicated	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1924	1963	38	Singer	Unspecified	Suicide		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1971	2003	32	Wrestler	Carisoprodol	Suicide	Suspected overdose	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1954	1986	32	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Template:Sortname	1952	1985	33	Actor, musician	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1956	1982	25	Musician	Cocaine	Unknown	Drug-induced heart attack	Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1967	1995	28	Musician	Cocaine	Unknown		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1900	1945	45	Actor	Sleeping pills	Unknown	Suspected overdose	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1978	2017	39	Comedian	Multiple	Accidental	Clonazepam, diazepam, alcohol and furanylfentanyl	<ref name="White 2017">Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1962	2010	47	Artist	Cocaine and heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1930	1974	44	Ice hockey player	Dexamyl and alcohol	Accidental	Motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1963	2012	48	Singer, actress	Cocaine	Accidental	Houston drowned, with heart disease and cocaine listed as contributing factors	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1945	1989	44	Child actor	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1910	1968	57	Ballet dancer	Unspecified	Unknown	Suspected overdose	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1935	1967	32	Athlete	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1930	1965	35	Reporter	Phenobarbital	Suicide	Officially suicide though speculated as murder	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1905	1976	70	Aviator, businessman	Codeine	Unknown	Hughes died of liver failure after his physician administered an overdose of codeine	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1956	2000	44	Businessman	Doxepin and alcohol	Accidental		<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Template:Sortname	1906	1956	49–50	Wife	Sodium barbital	Suicide	Officially ruled as suicide by an inquest which received criticism; John Bodkin Adams was charged with her murder, though never tried for it	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1974	2006	31	Skateboarder, actor	Cocaine	Unknown	Drug-induced heart attack	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1892	1949	56	Actress	Codeine	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1949	1995	45	Singer	Pentobarbital and secobarbital	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1794	1816	22	Wife	Laudanum	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1978	2010	32	Surfer	Multiple	Unknown	Died from cardiac arrest, with secondary cause of death as acute mixed drug ingestion of cocaine, methamphetamines, alprazolam and methadone	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1946	2008	62	Microbiologist	Paracetamol	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1977	2013	35	Hacker, security expert	Multiple	Unknown	Cocaine, heroin and other unspecified drugs	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1903	1968	65	Author	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1969	2010	40	Playboy Playmate	Heroin	Unknown	Suspected overdose	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1958	2009	50	Singer	Lorazepam and propofol	Involuntary manslaughter	Jackson was killed by an accidental overdose administered by his physician	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1964	1997	33	Rugby league player	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1978	2021	43	Football player	Methadone	Unknown	"Moderate" levels of cocaine were also present	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1932	1987	54	Actress	Unspecified	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1951	2014	63	Musician	Methamphetamine	Unknown	"Acute methamphetamine intoxication" was a contributing factor	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1948	1984	36	Singer	Unspecified	Unknown	Suspected overdose	Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1969	2018	48	Artist	Cocaine and cold medicine	Unknown	The "likely cause of death" was found to be a combination of the two drugs	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1961	2007	46	Entertainer	Oxycodone	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1988	2008	20	Model	Unspecified	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1875	1908	32	Author	Morphine	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1958	1976	18	Actress	Methaqualone and alcohol	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref name=benoit>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1975	2005	29	Pornographic actress	Unspecified prescription drugs	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1975	2005	29	Musician	Heart attack	Suspected to have been caused by a heroin overdose		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1943	1970	27	Musician	Heroin	Accidental		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1998	2019	21	Rapper	Oxycodone and codeine	Accidental	Official cause of death was seizures induced by acute oxycodone and codeine intoxication	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1927	1965	38	Baseball player	Sleeping pills	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1907	1954	47	Artist	Opiates	Suicide (suspected)	Official cause of death was pulmonary embolism, though no autopsy was performed; modern biographers believe that she committed suicide with opiates	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1947	1996	48	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1970	2010	40	Wrestler	Unspecified pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1970	2013	43	Actress	Multiple	Accidental	Combined drug intoxication of unspecified drugs	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1932	1960	28	Singer	Secobarbital and alcohol	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1907	1979	72	Lepidopterist, medical doctor	Unspecified	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1944	2003	59	Weapons expert	Dextropropoxyphene	Suicide	Evidence indicated Kelly consumed 29 dextropropoxyphene pills	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1913	1965	52	Journalist	Barbiturates and ethannol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1948	2018	69	Actress	Unspecified painkillers and alcohol	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1965	2012	47	Taxi driver	Multiple	Accidental	Drowned due to the combined effects of a heart condition, alongside alcohol, cocaine, marijuana and phencyclidine intoxication	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1958	2012	54	Painter	Diazepam and alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1918	1993	75	Founder of Creativity	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1911	1993	81	Author	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1905	1983	77	Author	Tuinal and alcohol	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1933	2001	68	Wife	Unspecified painkillers and sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1965	1992	27	Ice hockey player	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1983	2012	29	Reality TV star	Opiates	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1922	1989	67	Writer	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1953	2000	47	Writer	Unspecified pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1913	1964	50	Actor	Unspecified drugs and alcohol	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1973	2005	32	Pornographic actress	Temazepam	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1919	1948	29	Actress	Secobarbital	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1964	2011	47	Singer	Alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1877c. 1877	1942	63–65	Community leader	Morphine	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1979	2008	28	Actor	Multiple	Accidental	Oxycodone, hydrocodone, alprazolam, diazepam, temazepam and doxylamine	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1951	1997	45	Poet	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1966	2006	40	Singer	Multiple	Accidental	Oxycodone/paracetamol, hydrocodone/paracetamol, dextropropoxyphene, alprazolam and two antihistamines	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1928	1982	53	Actor	Sleeping pills	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1936	1964	27	Singer	Unspecified	Disputed	Some sources state he died from an unspecified drug overdose while others state he choked	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1877	1924	48	Illustrator	Unspecified	Suicide	Suspected only	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1996	2017	21	Musician	Fentanyl and Xanax	Accidental	Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone (Dilaudid), Oxycodone and Oxymorphone	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1961	1997	36	Model, actress	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1883	1925	41	Actor	Barbital and morphine	Suicide	Linder and his wife both took the drugs then cut open veins in their arms	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1910	1935	24	Actress	Sleeping pills	Disputed suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1931	1963	31	American football player	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1929	1974	45	Socialite	Barbiturates	Undetermined		<ref name=onasis>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1927	1970	42–43	Wife	Barbiturates	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1949	1998	49	Actor	Alcohol	Accidental	Lloyd was heavily intoxicated when he choked on his own vomit	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1944	1977	32	Actor	Phencyclidine	Unknown	Lochary bled to death while intoxicated	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1891	1955	64	Actor	Sleeping pills	Suicide	Suspected overdose	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1909	1957	47	Poet, novelist	Barbiturates and alcohol	Suicide (suspected)		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1962	1999	37	Model, actress	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1945	1979	33	Model, actress	Heroin	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1942	1968	25	Singer	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1949	1986	36	Musician	Disputed	Unknown	Conflicting sources report various causes of death, including heart and liver failure,Template:Sfn heart failure and pneumonia after a drug overdose,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and blood poisoning from heroin addictionTemplate:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1957	1997	39	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1946	1991	44	Baseball pitcher	Alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1983	2009	26	American football player	Alcohol	Accidental	Motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1965	2007	41	Australian football player	Cocaine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1965	2006	40	Politician	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1769	1834	65	British naval officer	Opium	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1906	1949	42	Writer	Sleeping pills	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1982	2024	41	Photographer	Methadone	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1958	2007	49	Wrestler	Oxycodone	Accidental	Other unspecified drugs were involved	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1832	1876	43	Abolitionist	Laudanum	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1936	1968	31	Actress	Barbiturates	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1911	1963	52	Wife	Barbiturates	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1964	2007	43	Author	Alcohol	Accidental	Motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1950	1989	38	American football player	Dextropropoxyphene	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1958	2009	50	Salesperson	Cocaine	Heart disease	Cocaine use was listed as a contributory cause of death	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1962	1999	36	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1872	1940	67	Boxer	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
Template:Sortname	1953	1979	26	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1923	1965	42	Actress	Unspecified multiple drugs	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1862	1889	26	Baseball player	Morphine	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1950	1974	24	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1970	2000	30	Ulster Defence Association member	Cocaine and unspecified painkillers	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1928	1978	49	Actress	Sleeping pills	Suicide		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1981	2010	29	Wrestler	Unspecified	Accidental	Intoxication from mixed drugs complicated a cardiomyopathy	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1890	1944	53	Evangelist	Sleeping pills	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1961	1996	34	Keyboardist	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1904	1951	47	Actress	Alcohol	Unknown		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1902	1963	60	Anthropologist	Unspecified	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1903	1959	56	Composer	Aspirin	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1992	2018	26	Rapper	Fentanyl, cocaine, and alcohol	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1945	1979	33	Model, pornographic actress	Paracetamol	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1960	2003	42	Wrestling manager	Multiple	Unknown	Painkillers, nausea medication, tranquilizers and alcohol	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1926	1962	36	Actress	Barbiturates	Suicide (suspected)	Officially ruled as a probable suicide though several conspiracy theories exist	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1952	1991	38–39	Bouncer	Secobarbital	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1982	2013	31	Actor, musician	Heroin and alcohol	Accidental (suspected)		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1950	1987	36	Media personality	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1893	1921	28	Writer	Barbital	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1946	1978	32	Musician	Anti-seizure medication	Accidental	The medication had been prescribed for alcoholism	Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1981	2007	26	Actress	Unspecified	Unknown	Suspected overdose	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1971	2011	39	Director	Multiple	Accidental	Methadone, morphine and benzodiazaprine	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1982	2013	30	Security hacker	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1957	2009	52	Author	Unspecified painkillers	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1971	2020	49	Disk jockey	Ketamine	Accidental	Cause of death was "acute ketamine toxicity" with MDMA and cocaine listed as contributing causes	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1901	1970	69	Actor	Barbiturates	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1943	1971	27	Musician	Heroin	Heart failure	Official cause of death was heart failure, though no autopsy was performed; strongly suspected to have been a heroin overdose	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1959	2017	57	Musician	Heroin	Unknown	Suspected	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1926	1971	44	Journalist	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1951	1972	21	Musician	Methaqualone and alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1903	1955	51	Actress	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1977	2009	32	Actress	Unspecified	Multiple	Cause of death was a combination of pneumonia, an iron deficiency and combined drug intoxication of legal drugs for influenza treatment	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1952	1990	37	Musician	Cocaine and morphine	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1935	2007	72	Writer	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1940	1994	53	Writer	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1950	1978	28	Actor	Multiple	Accidental	Diazepam, alcohol and other unspecified drugs	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1929	1974	45	Wife	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1901	1960	59	Aviator	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1964	2000	36	Musician, poet	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1974	2009	35	Singer	Sleeping pills	Undetermined		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1969	2002	33	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1902	1948	45	Actress	Secobarbital	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1968	1996	28	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1982	2008	26	Baseball player	Multiple	Accidental	Heroin, methamphetamines, benzylpiperazine and alcohol	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1954	2001	46	Actress	Fluoxetine and hydrocodone/paracetamol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1935	1978	43	Singer	Unspecified	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1958	1984	25	Actress	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1968	2004	35	Musician	Cocaine and tramadol	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1966	1992	25	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1971	2018	46	Singer	Alcohol	Accidental	Drowned as a result of alcohol intoxication	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1952	1995	42	Socialite	Heroin	Misadventure		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1957	2013	55	Wrestler	Hydrocodone and morphine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1980	2003	23	Football player	Unspecified medication and alcohol	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1981	2002	20	Football player	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1970	2001	31	Princess, model	Secobarbital	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1898	1967	69	Writer	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1970	2004	34	Cyclist	Cocaine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1969	2003	34	American football coach	Alcohol	Accidental	Motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1946	1973	26	Singer	Morphine and alcohol	Unknown		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1954	2004	49	Actor	Heroin	Unknown		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1981	2014	33	Art dealer	Unspecified prescription drugs	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1908	1950	41	Poet, novelist	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1956	1988	32	Comics artist	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1939	2010	70	Comic writer	Bupropion and fluoxetine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1959	2022	63	Drummer	Heroin and fentanyl	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1928	1958	29	Pianist	Heroin	Unknown	Suspected overdose	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1969	2023	54	Actor	Ketamine	Accidental	Contributing factors were listed as drowning, coronary artery disease, and buprenorphine effects	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1971	2015	43	Actress	Morphine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1976	2000	24	Actor	Unspecified	Accidental		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1950	2017	66	Musician, actor	Multiple	Accidental	Fentanyl, oxycodone, temazepam, alprazolam, citalopram, acetylfentanyl, and despropionyl fentanyl	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1988	2012	24	Politician	Benzodiazepine and pregabalin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1967	1994	27	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1970	1993	23	Actor	Cocaine and heroin	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1965	1998	32	Musician	Unspecified prescription drugs and alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1973	2007	33	Musician	Codeine and promethazine	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1936	1972	36	Poet	Unspecified sedatives	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1964	1999	34	Actress	Carisoprodol and hydrocodone/paracetamol	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1968	2007	38	Serial killer	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1809	1849	40	Poet	Disputed	Disputed	The cause of Poe's death is disputed, but many theories exist. It has been attributed to laudanum, dipsomania and delerium tremens, though also to apoplexy, epilepsy and meningitis	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1912	1956	44	Painter	Alcohol	Accidental	Motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1952	2002	50	Baseball catcher	Cocaine	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1970	2022	52	Musician	Methamphetamine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1922	1980	57	Writer	Alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1935	1977	42	Singer	Multiple	Disputed	Fourteen drugs were involved; it is accepted they played a factor in his death, though to what degree is debated	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1896	1937	38	Actress	Alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1941	1969	27	Singer	Sleeping pills	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1958	2007	49	Singer	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1958	2016	57	Musician	Fentanyl	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1915	1944	29	Resistance fighter	Cyanide poisoning	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1893	1948	54	Journalist	Phenobarbital	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1942	2004	61	Musician	Heroin	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1970	2002	32	Actor	Unspecified	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1951	2002	50	Musician	Heroin	Accidental		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1985	2001	15	Student	Dextropropoxyphene	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1979	2014	34	Disc jockey	Multiple	Accidental	Heroin, cocaine, and alprazolam	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1941	1963c. 1963	21–23	Singer	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1984	2016	31	Pornographic actress	Cocaine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1832	1878	46	Poet	Morphine	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Template:Sortname	1980	2010	29	Musician	Cocaine and alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1943	1969	25	Film director	Barbiturates and alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1891	1923	31	Actor	Morphine	Unknown	The morphine was prescribed	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1945	1982	36	Singer	Multiple	Accidental	Cocaine, alcohol, and temazepam	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1981	2009	28	Musician	Multiple	Accidental	Oxycodone, oxymorphone, diazepam, nordiazepam and alcohol	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1949	1973	23	Model	Barbiturates	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1909	1947	38	Aviator	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1982	2008	25	Actor	Heroin and morphine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1906	1944	38	Singer	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1968	2023	54	Actor	Fentanyl	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1860	1889	28	Baseball player	Morphine	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1994	2020	25	Model, musician	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1927	1980	53	Actress	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1962	1986	23	American football player	Cocaine	Unknown	Drug-induced heart attack	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1954	2006	51	Rugby league player	Antidepressants and alcohol	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1916	1967	50	Journalist	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1948	1994	45	TV show hostess	Antidepressants and tranquilizers	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1925	1987	62	Film producer	Diazepam	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1917	1970	52	Historian	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1903	1970	66	Painter	Barbiturates	Suicide	Rothko also slit his wrists	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1971	2016	44	Wrestler	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1964	1993	28	Singer	Unspecified	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1958	1999	40	Wrestler	Unspecified painkillers	Unknown		Template:Sfn <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1941	1991	50	Musician	Crack cocaine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1956	2010	53	Radio personality	Cocaine	Heart attack	Heart attack was suspected to be triggered by cocaine	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1974	2007	32	Actress	Unspecified	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1911	1962	51	Composer, musician	Sleeping pills	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1906	1972	65	Actor	Pentobarbital	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1988	2015	27	American football player	Hydrocodone and methadone	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1954	1999	44	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1968	2002	33	Model, actress	Cocaine and hydromorphone	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1961	2008	47	Actress	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1909	1955	45	Actress	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1911	1995	84	Veterinary surgeon	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1934	1972	38	Actress, model	Unspecified drugs and alcohol	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1849	1892	43	Army officer	Opiates	Suicide	Conflicting sources report morphine or laudanum as causing the overdose	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1946	1980	33	Musician	Alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1927	1996	69	Musician	Barbiturates	Accidental	The barbiturates were prescribed	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1953	1980	26	Bass player	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1943	1994	51	American football player	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1956	2004	47	Musician	Unspecified pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1956	1992	36	Baseball pitcher	Cocaine	Unknown	Drug-induced heart attack	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1884	1945	61	Writer	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1938	1979	40	Actress	Barbiturates and alcohol	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1943	1971	28	Actress	Barbiturates and alcohol	Undetermined	Her death certificate states the immediate cause of death was "probable acute barbiturate intoxication" due to alcohol intoxication	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	2000	2024	23	YouTuber	Morphine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1962	2000	38	Musician	Heroin	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1921	1969	47	Photographer	Amphetamines	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1968	1999	31	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1980	2015	35	Songwriter	Multiple	Accidental	Hydrocodone/paracetamol, alprazolam, alcohol and temazepam	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1974	2024	49	Musician	Fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1963	2021	57	Rapper	Fentanyl, alcohol and methamphetamine	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1956	1994	37	Baseball player	Cocaine and heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1994	2021	27	Pornographic actress	Multiple	Accidental	Coroner's report concluded death was from "acute multidrug intoxication"	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1829	1862	32	Model, poet	Laudanum	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1944	1979	35	Musician	Cocaine and heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1943	1996	52	Film producer	Cocaine and unspecified prescription drugs	Unknown	Drug-induced heart failure	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1933	1985	51	Nun	Barbiturates and alcohol	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1891	1954	63	Actress	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1991	2019	27	Baseball pitcher	Multiple	Accidental	Choked on his own vomit while under the influence of alcohol, fentanyl and oxycodone	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	2003	2025	21	Rapper	Unspecified	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1909	1965	55	Actor	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1962	1988	26	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1798	1823	25	Carpenter's assistant	Mercury poisoning	Accidental (Disputed)	Officially administered to cure bilious colic, though speculated as murder	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1967	2007	39	Model	Multiple	Accidental	Unspecified anti-depressants, diazepam, chloral hydrate, oseltamivir, methadone, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medication and human growth hormone	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1946	1979	32	Skier	Multiple	Suicide	Chloralhydrate, paracetamol and salicylic acid	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1986	2006	20	Student	Multiple	Accidental	Cardiac dysrhythmia caused by methadone, escitalopram and sertraline	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1998	2021	23	Student	Fentanyl and alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1981	2009	27	Artist	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1900	1962	61	Psychiatrist	Barbiturates	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1970	2005	35	Comedian	Fentanyl	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1987	2008	21	Model	Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid and MDMA	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1971	1998	27	Wrestler	Unspecified	Unknown	Conflicting sources state drug overdose or coronary disease that might have been impacted by drug use	<ref name=wrestlingdeaths/> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1874	1918	43–44	Composer	Chloroform	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1956	2007	51	Musician	Methamphetamine	Accidental	The Coroner found the cause of death was a brain hemorrhage bought on by an accidental overdose of methamphetamines	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1967	2002	34	Musician	Multiple	Unknown	Cocaine, heroin and codeine	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1966	2011	44	Musician	Unspecified prescription drugs	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1965	2014	48	Musician	Multiple	Accidental	Ooxycodone, hydromorphone, alprazolam and with alcohol	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1958	2008	49	Showgirl	Multiple	Unknown	Cocaine, hydromorphone and morphine	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1968	1994	26	Pornographic actor	Multiple	Unknown	Cocaine, morphine, heroin and ketamine	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1926	1955	29	Actress	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1872	1918	45	Poet, physician	Morphine	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1974	2011	36	Actor	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1934	1970	35	Actress	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1956	1994	38	Pornographic actress	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1944	1969	24	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1939	1972	34	Musician	Sleeping pills and alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1913	1958	45	Actress	Unspecified	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1909	1960	50	Actress	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1976	2003	27	Pornographic actress	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1835	1891	56	Real-estate agent	Laudanum	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Template:Sortname	1982	2016	34	Ice hockey player	Multiple	Unknown	Codeine, morphine and alprazolam	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1972	2001	28	Actress	Multiple	Accidental	Motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated by cocaine, clonazepam and cyclobenzaprine	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1932	1968	36	Actress	Unspecified influenza medication	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1913	1949	36	Writer	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1944	1965	22	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1973	2008	34	Wrestler	Unspecified	Unknown	Suspected overdose; Tatum was addicted to painkillers for years	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1978	2010	32	Comedian	Unspecified	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1949	1974	25	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1884	1933	48	Poet	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Test	1975	2009	33	Wrestler	Oxycodone	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1948	1975	27	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		<ref name="NME Rock 'N' Roll Years 2">Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1938	1976	38	Poet	Barbiturates and alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1953	2009	56	Conspiracy theorist	Unspecified painkillers	Suicide	The painkillers were prescribed	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1956	1977	21	Poet	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1952	1991	38	Musician	Disputed	Unknown	Autopsy results were inconclusive, though it is generally believed to be drug-related, and has been attributed to methadone and cocaine overdose	Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1846	1891	44	Lawman	Morphine	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1901	1964	63	Actor	Barbiturates	Suicide	Suspected overdose	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1887	1914	27	Poet	Cocaine	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1822c. 1822	1867	54–56	Vigneron	Laudanum	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1890	1935	45	Journalist	Barbital	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1960	1999	39	American football player	Heroin and MDMA	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1978	1997	19	Singer	Morphine	Suicide		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1927	1975	48	Singer	Sleeping pills	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1969	2018	48	Actor	Alcohol	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1970	2012	42	Equestrian	Oxycodone and other opiates	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1912	1954	41	Computer scientist	Cyanide poisoning	Disputed suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1962	1996	34	Author	Ketamine	Unknown	Drowned while intoxicated	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1968	2010	42	Murderer	Propranolol	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1931	2007	76	Musician, producer	Cocaine	Unknown	Hypertensive cardiovascular disease and emphysema were contributing factors	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1931	1955	24	Pianist	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1908	1958	49	Actress	Unspecified	Suicide		Template:Sfn
Template:Sortname	1820	1893	73	Physicist	Chloral hydrate	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1930	2006	76	Author	Unspecified	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1973	2009	36	Wrestler	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1933	1975	42	Actress	Barbiturates and alcohol	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1960	1999	39	Singer	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1962	2010	48	Wrestler	Benzodiazepine and oxycodone	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1961	2001	39	Football player	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1981	2003	21	Computer expert	Multiple	Unknown	Alcohol, cannabis, psilocybin mushroom, clonazepam, temazepam, methadone, hydrocodone and propranolol	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1908	1944	36	Actress	Secobarbital	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1956	1995	38	Magazine editor	Cocaine	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1962	2000	38	Pornographic actor	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1957	1979	21	Musician	Heroin	Suicide (suspected)		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1992	2025	32	Drag queen	Ketamine	Unknown	Ketamine-induced cardiac arrest	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1964	1987	23	Wrestler	Tranquilizer	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1894	1936	42	Actress	Unspecified painkillers	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1918	1951	32	Actor	Unspecified sedatives	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1976	2003	27	Sound technician	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1912	1963	50	Osteopathic physician	Sleeping pills	Suicide	Death was officially ruled a suicide but it has been speculated as murder	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1924	1963	39	Singer	Secobarbital and amobarbital	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1981	2000	19	Musician	Unspecified sedatives	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1946	1976	30	Road manager	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1958	1993	34	American football player	Cocaine	Accidental	Drug-induced heart attack	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1971	2011	40	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1967	2015	48	Musician	Multiple	Accidental	Cocaine, alcohol and MDA	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1896	1967	71	Composer	Unspecified sedatives	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1927	1969	41	Poet	Sleeping pills	Suicide	Wevill took the pills then exposed herself to carbon monoxide	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1979	2000	21	Student	Heroin	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1939	1992	53	Artist	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1955	1989	33	Singer	Alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1943	1972	29	Musician	Diazepam and alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1947	1992	45	Writer	Multiple	Unknown	Alcohol, barbiturates and pethidine	<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Template:Sortname	1891	1947	55	Politician	Barbiturates	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1926	1988	62	Actor	Barbiturates	Unknown		<ref>Gyles Daubeney Brandreth, Brief Encounters: Meetings with Remarkable People, Politico's, 2001, p. 349. Template:ISBN</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Sortname	1966	2021	54	Actor	Multiple	Accidental	Fentanyl, p-fluorofentanyl, heroin and cocaine	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1956	1992	36	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		<ref name=redux>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1943	1970	27	Musician	Barbiturates	Accidental	Death was officially ruled accidental though has been speculated as suicide	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1983	2011	27	Singer	Alcohol	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1935	1976	39	Singer	Barbiturates	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1905	1959	54	Actor	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1984	2015	30	Comedian	Heroin	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Sortname	1943	1986	42	Activist	Unspecified	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1951	1987	36	Pornographic actress	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1966	1990	24	Singer	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1980	1995	15	Student	MDMA	Water intoxication	Died from water intoxication secondary to use of MDMA	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1938	1981	43	Actress	Multiple	Accidental	Drowned while intoxicated by alcohol; there were traces of a motion-sickness pill and a painkiller in her blood, both of which would have increased the effects of alcohol	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Sortname	1973	2001	27	Athlete	Multiple	Unknown	Diazepam, hydrocodone, lorazepam, fluoxetine and other drugs including anti-depressants, painkillers and anxiety medications	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1959	2000	41	TV presenter	Heroin	Accidental		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1984	1997	13	Student	Dextropropoxyphene	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1965	2001	36	Boxer	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1904	1958	53	Actor	Unspecified	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1948	1973	25	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname	1881	1942	60	Playwright	Sleeping pills	Suicide		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

See also

• List of deaths from legal euthanasia and assisted suicide
• List of deaths through alcohol
• List of people executed by lethal injection
• Lists of people by cause of death
• Opioid epidemic
• United States drug overdose death rates and totals over time

References

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