Liste der Drogen-Todesfälle durch Überdosierung und Vergiftung (in Arbeit)

Zuletzt aktualisiert am 9. Oktober 2022

Diese Liste gibt einen Überblick über Persönlichkeiten, die seit dem 19. Jahrhundert an einer Überdosis oder Vergiftung durch Drogenkonsum gestorben sind. Die Liste wird nie vollständig sein, gerne könnt ihr sie in den Kommentaren erweitern (auch mit eigenen Schicksalen).

In den 1800er Jahren nahmen Drogenkonsum und Überdosierungen aufgrund der Kommerzialisierung und Verfügbarkeit bestimmter Drogen erheblich zu. So wurden beispielsweise Opium und Koka zwar schon seit Jahrhunderten konsumiert, ihre Wirkstoffe, das Morphin und das Kokainalkaloid, jedoch erst 1803 bzw. 1855 isoliert. In der Folge wurden Kokain und verschiedene Opiate in der westlichen Welt massenhaft hergestellt und offen und legal verkauft, was zu einem weit verbreiteten Missbrauch und zur Abhängigkeit führte. Auch nach der Erfindung der Injektionsspritze im Jahr 1853 nahmen Drogenkonsum und -abhängigkeit erheblich zu, wobei eine Überdosis die häufigste Todesursache bei intravenösem Drogenkonsum war.

Zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts wurden erste Maßnahmen zum Verbot verschiedener Drogen ergriffen, deren Wirksamkeit jedoch umstritten ist. Die Zahl der Todesfälle durch eine Überdosis Drogen nimmt zu. Zwischen 2000 und 2014 stieg die Zahl der tödlichen Überdosierungen in den Vereinigten Staaten um 137 % und verursachte in diesem Zeitraum fast eine halbe Million Todesfälle, und auch in Australien, Schottland, England und Wales ist ein kontinuierlicher Anstieg zu verzeichnen. Während verbotene Drogen im Allgemeinen als die gefährlichsten angesehen werden, wird der Missbrauch von verschreibungspflichtigen Medikamenten in mehreren Ländern mit mehr Todesfällen in Verbindung gebracht. Kokain und Heroin zusammen verursachten 2013 im Vereinigten Königreich weniger Todesfälle als verschreibungspflichtige Medikamente und 2008 in den Vereinigten Staaten weniger Todesfälle als verschreibungspflichtige Opiate allein. 2015 war die Droge, die in Australien am häufigsten zu einer tödlichen Überdosis führte Diazepam (Valium). Während tödliche Überdosierungen in hohem Maße mit Drogen wie Opiaten, Kokain und Alkohol in Verbindung gebracht werden, sind Todesfälle durch andere Drogen wie Koffein extrem selten.

Name	Geboren	Gestorben	Alter	Beruf	Droge(n)	Methode	Bemerkungen	Quelle
Isaac Cruikshank	1764	1811	46–47	Maler	Alkohol	Unbekannt		^[156]
Fanny Imlay	1794	1816	22	Ehefrau	Laudanum	Suizid		^[324]
Frances Alsop	1782	1821	38	Schauspielerin	Laudanum	Versehentlich		^[39]
Alvin Smith	1798	1823	25	Zimmermannsgehilfe	Mercury poisoning	Accidental (Disputed)	Officially administered to cure bilious colic, though speculated as murder	^[583]
Thomas Manby	1769	1834	65	Britischer Marineoffizier	Opium	Unknown		^[403]
Philip Dimmitt	1801	1841	39–40	Texanischer Armeeoffizier	Morphin	Suicide		^[180]
Henry Stephen Fox	1791	1846	55	Diplomat	Unspecified	Unknown		^[225]
Branwell Brontë	1817	1848	31	Painter, writer	Opiates	Unknown	Died of drug-aggravated tuberculosis	^[112]
Edgar Allan Poe	1809	1849	40	Poet	Laudanum	Multiple	Poe was killed by a combination of the laudanum alongside dipsomania and delerium tremens	^[500]
Edward A. Hannegan	1807	1857	51	Senator	Morphine	Unknown		^[265]
Elizabeth Siddal	1829	1862	32	Model, poet	Laudanum	Unknown		^[574]
William Trimmer	c. 1822	1867	54–56	Vigneron	Laudanum	Suicide		^[630]
Ureli Corelli Hill	1802	1875	72–73	Conductor	Morphine	Suicide		^[294]
J. Sella Martin	1832	1876	43	Abolitionist	Laudanum	Suicide		^[406]
Richard Realf	1832	1878	46	Poet	Morphine	Unknown		^[518]
Mattie Blaylock	1850	1888	37–38	Prostitute	Opiates	Suicide		^[96]
Jacques Damala	1855	1889	34	Actor	Cocaine and morphine	Unknown		^[167]
Jim McElroy	1862	1889	26	Baseball player	Morphine	Suicide		^[419]
Frank Ringo	1860	1889	28	Baseball player	Morphine	Suicide		^[528] ^[529]
R. G. Surdam	1835	1891	56	Real-estate agent	Laudanum	Accidental		^[609]
James Timberlake	1846	1891	44	Lawman	Morphine	Unknown		^[627]
Frederick Schwatka	1849	1892	43	Army officer	Opiates	Suicide	Conflicting sources report morphine or laudanum as causing the overdose	^[556] ^[557]
John Tyndall	1820	1893	73	Physicist	Chloral hydrate	Accidental		^[643]
James Lloyd Ashbury	1834	1895	60–61	Yachtsman	Chlorodyne	Suicide	Suspected overdose	^[52]
Ed Crane	1862	1896	34	Baseball player	Chloral hydrate	Suicide (suspected)		^[146]
Nicholas C. Creede	1843	1897	53–54	Prospector	Morphine	Accidental		^[149] ^[150]
James Harden-Hickey	1854	1898	43	Author, adventurer	Morphine	Suicide		^[268]
Jennie Bosschieter	1882	1900	18	Factory worker	Chloral hydrate	Murder		^[101] ^[102]
Ed Delahanty	1867	1903	35	Baseball player	Unspecified	Unknown	Delahanty was intoxicated when he drowned in Niagara Falls.	^[172]
Paul Gauguin	1848	1903	54	Painter	Morphine	Unknown		^[235]
Ragnhild Jølsen	1875	1908	32	Author	Morphine	Suicide		^[337]
Georg Trakl	1887	1914	27	Poet	Cocaine	Suicide		^[629]
Janet Achurch	1864	1916	52	Actress	Morphine	Unknown		^[23] ^[24]
Albert Ballin	1857	1918	61	Shipping magnate	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[59]
Billie Carleton	1896	1918	22	Actress	Cocaine	Accidental	Suspected overdose	^[124]
Oscar Spirescu	1874	1918	43–44	Composer	Chloroform	Suicide		^[592]
Avram Steuerman-Rodion	1872	1918	45	Poet, physician	Morphine	Suicide		^[600]
Teresa Wilms Montt	1893	1921	28	Writer	Barbital	Suicide		^[439]
Jacques d’Adelswärd-Fersen	1880	1923	43	Writer	Cocaine and alcohol	Unknown		^[164]
Wallace Reid	1891	1923	31	Actor	Morphine	Unknown	The morphine was prescribed	^[521]
Abraham Ángel	1905	1924	19	Artist	Cocaine	Accidental		^[40]
Frank Xavier Leyendecker	1877	1924	48	Illustrator	Unspecified	Suicide	Suspected only	^[376] ^[377]
Max Linder	1883	1925	41	Actor	Barbital and morphine	Suicide	Linder and his wife both took the drugs then cut open veins in their arms	^[380]
Gertrude Bell	1868	1926	57	Writer	Sleeping pills	Unknown		^[74]
J. Herbert Frank	1885	1926	40	Actor	Chloroform	Suicide	Frank used a combination of chloroform and natural gas.	^[226]
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa	1892	1927	35	Writer	Barbital	Suicide		^[30]
Julia Bruns	1895	1927	32	Actress	Alcohol	Accidental		^[116]
Jeanne Eagels	1890	1929	39	Actress	Chloral hydrate	Unknown		^[196] ^[197]
Pierre Batcheff	1907	1932	24	Actor	Barbital	Suicide		^[67]
William Barnsley Allen	1892	1933	41	Army officer	Unspecified narcotic	Accidental		^[37]
Sara Teasdale	1884	1933	48	Poet	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[619]
Ai Xia	1912	1934	21	Actress	Opium	Suicide		^[29]
Marthe Hanau	1890	1935	44–45	Fraudster	Sleeping pills	Unknown		^[263]
Ruan Lingyu	1910	1935	24	Actress	Sleeping pills	Disputed suicide		^[381] ^[382]
Kurt Tucholsky	1890	1935	45	Journalist	Barbital	Unknown		^[631]
Patrick Henry Bruce	1881	1936	55	Painter	Barbital	Suicide		^[115]
Marie Walcamp	1894	1936	42	Actress	Unspecified painkillers	Suicide		^[657]
Marie Prevost	1896	1937	38	Actress	Alcohol	Unknown		^[505]
Paul Y. Anderson	1893	1938	45	Journalist	Sleeping pills	Unknown		^[44]
Paul Epstein	1871	1939	68	Mathematician	Barbital	Suicide		^[204]
Walter Benjamin	1892	1940	48	Philosopher	Morphine	Suicide		^[77]
Blanca Errázuriz	1894	1940	45	Socialite	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[205]
Walter Hasenclever	1890	1940	49	Poet, playwright	Barbital	Suicide		^[273]
Kid McCoy	1872	1940	67	Boxer	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[414] ^[415]
Sidney Fox	1911	1942	30	Actress	Sleeping pills	Suicide (suspected)		^[224]
Felix Hausdorff	1868	1942	73	Mathematician	Barbital	Suicide		^[277]
Guttman Landau	c. 1877	1942	63–65	Community leader	Morphine	Unknown		^[370]
Stefan Zweig	1881	1942	60	Playwright	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[695]
Spencer Charters	1875	1943	67	Actor	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[128]
Anestis Delias	1912	1944	31–32	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[173]
Aimee Semple McPherson	1890	1944	53	Evangelist	Sleeping pills	Unknown		^[424]
Fritz Pröll	1915	1944	29	Resistance fighter	Cyanide poisoning	Suicide		^[509]
Lucha Reyes	1906	1944	38	Singer	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[527]
Lupe Vélez	1908	1944	36	Actress	Secobarbital	Suicide		^[652]
Patterson Dial	1902	1945	42	Writer, actress	Barbiturates	Unknown		^[179]
Russell Hopton	1900	1945	45	Actor	Sleeping pills	Unknown	Suspected overdose	^[309]
William Seabrook	1884	1945	61	Writer	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[563] ^[564]
Helen Richey	1909	1947	37–38	Aviator	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[525]
Ellen Wilkinson	1891	1947	55	Politician	Barbiturates	Unknown		^[673]
Carole Landis	1919	1948	29	Actress	Secobarbital	Suicide		^[368]
Mary Nolan	1902	1948	45	Actress	Secobarbital	Unknown		^[461]
Geoffrey Pyke	1893	1948	54	Journalist	Phenobarbital	Suicide		^[510]
Tai Chi-tao	1891	1949	58	Journalist	Sleeping pills	Suicide (suspected)		^[131]
Will Cuppy	1884	1949	65	Literary critic	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[158]
Thomas Heggen	1918	1949	30	Writer	Barbiturates	Suicide (suspected)		^[284]
Leona Hutton	1892	1949	56	Actress	Codeine	Unknown		^[322]
Klaus Mann	1906	1949	42	Writer	Sleeping pills	Unknown		^[404]
Hidemitsu Tanaka	1913	1949	36	Writer	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[613]
Cesare Pavese	1908	1950	41	Poet, novelist	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[481]
R. H. Barlow	1918	1951	32	Author	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[62]
Mayo Methot	1904	1951	47	Actress	Alcohol	Unknown		^[426]
Robert Walker	1918	1951	32	Actor	Unspecified sedatives	Accidental		^[658]
Frida Kahlo	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	^[344] ^[345]
Vera Sisson	1891	1954	63	Actress	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[579]
Alan Turing	1912	1954	41	Computer scientist	Cyanide poisoning	Disputed suicide		^[637]
Ira Hayes	1923	1955	32	United States Marine	Alcohol	Accidental	Hayes was killed by a combination of exposure and intoxication	^[280]
Philip Loeb	1891	1955	64	Actor	Sleeping pills	Suicide	Suspected overdose	^[388]
Ona Munson	1903	1955	51	Actress	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[449]
Sybille Schmitz	1909	1955	45	Actress	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[553]
Miroslava Stern	1926	1955	29	Actress	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[599]
Dick Twardzik	1931	1955	24	Pianist	Heroin	Unknown		^[641]
Tommy Dorsey	1905	1956	51	Musician	Sleeping pills	Accidental	Choked to death while intoxicated	^[185]
Gertrude Hullett	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	^[320]
Jackson Pollock	1912	1956	44	Painter	Alcohol	Accidental	Motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated	^[501]
Malcolm Lowry	1909	1957	47	Poet, novelist	Barbiturates and alcohol	Suicide (suspected)		^[389]
Carl Perkins	1928	1958	29	Pianist	Heroin	Unknown	Suspected overdose	^[484] ^[485]
Rose Stradner	1913	1958	45	Actress	Unspecified	Suicide		^[606]
Helen Twelvetrees	1908	1958	49	Actress	Unspecified	Suicide		^[642]
Philip Van Zandt	1904	1958	53	Actor	Unspecified	Unknown		^[693]
Bartley Crum	1900	1959	59	Lawyer	Secobarbital and alcohol	Suicide		^[157]
Robin Milford	1903	1959	56	Composer	Aspirin	Suicide		^[428] ^[429]
Grant Withers	1905	1959	54	Actor	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[680]
Elizabeth Cooper	1914	1960	46	Actress	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[141]
Phyllis Haver	1899	1960	61	Actress	Barbiturates	Suicide (suspected)		^[278]
Ashihei Hino	1907	1960	49	Soldier, author	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[296]
Beverly Kenney	1932	1960	28	Singer	Secobarbital and alcohol	Suicide		^[350]
Ruth Rowland Nichols	1901	1960	59	Aviator	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[456]
Margaret Sullavan	1909	1960	50	Actress	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[607]
Clara Blandick	1880	1962	85	Actress	Sleeping pills	Suicide	Drug-induced asphyxiation	^[94]
William Lindsay Gresham	1909	1962	53	Author	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[253]
Marilyn Monroe	1926	1962	36	Actress	Barbiturates	Suicide (suspected)	Officially ruled as a probable suicide though several conspiracy theories exist	^[433] ^[434]
Ananda Samarakoon	1911	1962	51	Composer, musician	Sleeping pills	Unknown		^[547]
Robert Soblen	1900	1962	61	Psychiatrist	Barbiturates	Unknown		^[589]
Diana Churchill	1909	1963	54	Naval officer	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[132]
Sonny Clark	1931	1963	31	Pianist	Heroin	Unknown		^[134]
Gustaf Gründgens	1899	1963	63	Actor	Sleeping pills	Suicide (suspected)		^[257]
Michael Holliday	1924	1963	38	Singer	Unspecified	Suicide		^[290]
Gene Lipscomb	1931	1963	31	American football player	Heroin	Unknown		^[383]
Thalia Massie	1911	1963	52	Wife	Barbiturates	Unknown		^[408]
Alfred Métraux	1902	1963	60	Anthropologist	Unspecified	Suicide		^[427]
James Ray	1941	c. 1963	21–23	Singer	Unspecified	Unknown		^[516]
Stephen Ward	1912	1963	50	Osteopathic physician	Sleeping pills	Suicide	Death was officially ruled a suicide but it has been speculated as murder	^[660]
Dinah Washington	1924	1963	39	Singer	Secobarbital and amobarbital	Unknown		^[661]
Lin Dai	1934	1964	29	Actress	Sleeping pills	Unknown		^[163]
Margaret De Patta	1903	1964	60	Jewelry designer	Unspecified pills	Suicide		^[178]
Guru Dutt	1925	1964	39	Actor	Sleeping pills and alcohol	Unknown		^[195]
Alan Ladd	1913	1964	50	Actor	Unspecified drugs and alcohol	Accidental		^[366]
Rudy Lewis	1936	1964	27	Singer	Unspecified	Disputed	Some sources state he died from an unspecified drug overdose while others state he choked	^[375]
Sammee Tong	1901	1964	63	Actor	Barbiturates	Suicide	Suspected overdose	^[628]
Dorothy Dandridge	1922	1965	42	Actress, singer	Imipramine	Accidental		^[168]
Lisa Howard	1930	1965	35	Reporter	Phenobarbital	Suicide	Officially suicide though speculated as murder	^[317]
Kazuo Kageyama	1927	1965	38	Baseball player	Sleeping pills	Unknown		^[343]
Dorothy Kilgallen	1913	1965	52	Journalist	Barbiturates and ethannol	Unknown		^[353]
Marie McDonald	1923	1965	42	Actress	Unspecified multiple drugs	Unknown		^[417] ^[418]
Everett Sloane	1909	1965	55	Actor	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[581]
Warren Tartaglia	1944	1965	22	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[614]
Lenny Bruce	1925	1966	40	Comedian	Morphine	Accidental		^[114]
Virginia Hill	1916	1966	49	Courier	Sleeping pills	Unknown		^[295]
Edward John Carnell	1919	1967	47	Pastor	Barbiturates	Unknown	Suspected overdose	^[125]
Brian Epstein	1934	1967	32	Music entrepreneur	Sleeping pills	Accidental		^[201] ^[202]
Bernard Floud	1915	1967	52	Politician	Sleeping pills	Unknown	Suspected overdose	^[219]
Kenneth Halliwell	1926	1967	41	Actor	Pentobarbital	Suicide		^[260]
Dick Howard	1935	1967	32	Athlete	Heroin	Unknown		^[316]
Helen Palmer	1898	1967	69	Writer	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[475]
Giles Romilly	1916	1967	50	Journalist	Unspecified	Unknown		^[534]
Jaromír Weinberger	1896	1967	71	Composer	Unspecified sedatives	Unknown		^[666]
Nick Adams	1931	1968	36	Actor	Paraldehyde and promazine	Unknown		^[28]
Scotty Beckett	1929	1968	38	Child actor	Barbiturates	Unknown		^[70] ^[71]
Gribouille	1941	1968	26	Singer	Unspecified medication and alcohol	Unknown		^[254]
Tony Hancock	1924	1968	44	Actor	Amphetamines and alcohol	Suicide		^[264]
Andrée Howard	1910	1968	57	Ballet dancer	Unspecified	Unknown	Suspected overdose	^[315]
Charles R. Jackson	1903	1968	65	Author	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[328]
Frankie Lymon	1942	1968	25	Singer	Heroin	Unknown		^[393]
Virginia Maskell	1936	1968	31	Actress	Barbiturates	Unknown		^[407]
Joan Tabor	1932	1968	36	Actress	Unspecified influenza medication	Accidental		^[612]
Charmian Clift	1923	1969	45	Writer	Unspecified	Suicide		^[136]
Judy Garland	1922	1969	47	Singer, actress	Secobarbital	Accidental	Officially accidental though speculated suicide	^[233] ^[234]
Dickie Pride	1941	1969	27	Singer	Sleeping pills	Unknown		^[506]
Michael Reeves	1943	1969	25	Film director	Barbiturates and alcohol	Unknown		^[520]
Mark Shaw	1921	1969	47	Photographer	Amphetamines	Unknown		^[568] ^[569]
Albert Stinson	1944	1969	24	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown		^[604]
Assia Wevill	1927	1969	41	Poet	Sleeping pills	Suicide	Wevill took the pills then exposed herself to carbon monoxide	^[667]
Arthur Adamov	1908	1970	61	Playwright	Barbiturates	Accidental		^[26]
A. A. Allen	1911	1970	59	Evangelist	Alcohol	Unknown		^[35]
Jimi Hendrix	1942	1970	27	Musician	Barbiturates	Accidental	Hendrix aspirated his own vomit and died of asphyxia while intoxicated	^[287] ^[288]
Janis Joplin	1943	1970	27	Musician	Heroin	Accidental		^[341]
Eugenia Livanos	1927	1970	42–43	Wife	Barbiturates	Unknown		^[385]
Chester Morris	1901	1970	69	Actor	Barbiturates	Unknown		^[444]
Clinton Rossiter	1917	1970	52	Historian	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[538]
Mark Rothko	1903	1970	66	Painter	Barbiturates	Suicide	Rothko also slit his wrists	^[539]
Inger Stevens	1934	1970	35	Actress	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[602]
Alan Wilson	1943	1970	27	Musician	Barbiturates	Accidental	Death was officially ruled accidental though has been speculated as suicide	^[677]
Pier Angeli	1932	1971	39	Actress	Barbiturates	Accidental		^[41] ^[42]
Diane Arbus	1923	1971	48	Photographer	Barbiturates	Suicide	Arbus also slit her wrists	^[48]
Talitha Getty	1940	1971	30	Actress	Heroin	Unknown		^[242]
Jim Morrison	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	^[445] ^[446]
James Mossman	1926	1971	44	Journalist	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[447]
Edie Sedgwick	1943	1971	28	Actress	Barbiturates and alcohol	Undetermined	Her death certificate states the immediate cause of death was „probable acute barbiturate intoxication“ due to ethanol intoxication	^[566]
Brian Cole	1942	1972	29	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[139]
Kenne Duncan	1903	1972	68	Actor	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[191]
Billy Murcia	1951	1972	21	Musician	Methaqualone and alcohol	Unknown		^[448]
Alejandra Pizarnik	1936	1972	36	Poet	Unspecified sedatives	Unknown		^[496]
George Sanders	1906	1972	65	Actor	Pentobarbital	Suicide		^[548]
Gia Scala	1934	1972	38	Actress, model	Unspecified drugs and alcohol	Accidental		^[555]
Rory Storm	1939	1972	34	Musician	Sleeping pills and alcohol	Unknown		^[605]
Danny Whitten	1943	1972	29	Musician	Diazepam and alcohol	Unknown		^[671]
Barbette	1899	1973	74	Trapeze artist	Methamphetamines	Unknown		^[61]
Sid Barnes	1916	1973	57	Cricketer	Barbiturates and bromide	Undetermined		^[63]
Bruce Berry	1950	1973	22	Roadie	Cocaine and heroin	Unknown		^[82]
Michael Cooper	1941	1973	31	Photographer	Heroin	Unknown		^[142]
Gram Parsons	1946	1973	26	Singer	Morphine and alcohol	Unknown		^[478]
Willy Rey	1949	1973	23	Model	Barbiturates	Unknown		^[524]
Zeke Zettner	1948	1973	25	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[694]
Pamela Courson	1946	1974	27	Boutique manager	Heroin	Unknown		^[144]
Patricia Cutts	1926	1974	48	Actress	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[160]
Desmond Donnelly	1920	1974	53	Politician	Barbiturates and alcohol	Suicide		^[183]
Nick Drake	1948	1974	26	Musician	Antidepressants	Suicide (suspected)		^[187]
Tim Horton	1930	1974	44	Ice hockey player	Dexamyl and alcohol	Accidental	Motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated	^[312]
Athina Livanos	1929	1974	45	Socialite	Barbiturates	Undetermined		^[384]
Robbie McIntosh	1950	1974	24	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[420]
Tina Onassis Niarchos	1929	1974	45	Wife	Unspecified	Unknown		^[455]
Vincent Taylor	1949	1974	24–25	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[617] ^[618]
Tim Buckley	1947	1975	28	Musician	Multiple	Unknown	Heroin, morphine and alcohol	^[117]
Michèle Girardon	1938	1975	36	Actress	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[244]
Denis Goodwin	1929	1975	45	Writer	Sleeping pills and alcohol	Unknown		^[247]
Gary Thain	1948	1975	27	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[622]
Norman Treigle	1927	1975	48	Singer	Sleeping pills	Accidental		^[634]
Mary Ure	1933	1975	42	Actress	Barbiturates and alcohol	Accidental		^[646]
Jürgen Bartsch	1946	1976	29	Serial killer	Halothane	Accidental	Accidental overdose administered by nurse	^[64]
Tommy Bolin	1951	1976	25	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown		^[98]
Elmyr de Hory	1906	1976	70	Art forger	Barbiturates	Suicide (suspected)		^[171]
Howard Hughes	1905	1976	70	Aviator, businessman	Codeine	Unknown	Hughes died of liver failure after his physician administered an overdose of codeine	^[318]
Anissa Jones	1958	1976	18	Actress	Methaqualone and alcohol	Accidental		^[338] ^[339]
John Thompson	1938	1976	38	Poet	Barbiturates and alcohol	Unknown		^[623]
Peter Watts	1946	1976	30	Road manager	Heroin	Unknown		^[662]
Sheree Winton	1935	1976	39	Singer	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[679]
Andrés Caicedo	1951	1977	25	Writer	Secobarbital	Suicide		^[120]
David Lochary	1944	1977	32	Actor	Phencyclidine	Unknown	Lochary bled to death while intoxicated	^[387]
Elvis Presley	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	^[504]
Jotie T’Hooft	1956	1977	21	Poet	Unspecified	Unknown		^[625]
Jean Améry	1912	1978	65	Writer	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[47]
Patricia Beck	1924	1978	53	Writer	Insulin	Suicide		^[69]
Charles Boyer	1899	1978	78	Actor	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[104]
Billy Lee Brammer	1929	1978	48	Author	Methamphetamines	Unknown		^[105]
Harold Gimblett	1914	1978	63	Cricketer	Unspecified	Unknown		^[243]
Emmett Grogan	1942	1978	35	Activist	Heroin	Unknown		^[256]
Gregory Herbert	1947	1978	30	Musician	Heroin	Suicide		^[290]
Maggie McNamara	1928	1978	49	Actress	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[422]
Keith Moon	1946	1978	32	Musician	Anti-seizure medication	Accidental	The medication had been prescribed for alcoholism	^[440]
Scott Newman	1950	1978	28	Actor	Multiple	Accidental	Diazepam, alcohol and other unspecified drugs	^[454]
Johnny O’Keefe	1935	1978	43	Singer	Unspecified	Suicide		^[465] ^[466]
Laurie Bird	1953	1979	26	Actress	Diazepam	Suicide		^[91]
Vincent Flemmi	1935	1979	43–44	Gangster	Unspecified	Unknown		^[217]
Lowell George	1945	1979	34	Musician	Unspecified	Accidental		^[240] ^[241]
Bernard Kettlewell	1907	1979	72	Lepidopterist, medical doctor	Unspecified	Accidental		^[351]
Donyale Luna	1945	1979	33	Model, actress	Heroin	Accidental		^[391] ^[392]
Jimmy McCulloch	1953	1979	26	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[416]
Mary Millington	1945	1979	33	Model, pornographic actress	Paracetamol	Suicide		^[431]
Jean Seberg	1938	1979	40	Actress	Barbiturates and alcohol	Suicide		^[565]
Judee Sill	1944	1979	35	Musician	Cocaine and heroin	Unknown		^[575]
Christine Smith	1946	1979	32	Skier	Multiple	Suicide	Chloralhydrate, paracetamol and salicylic acid	^[586]
Sid Vicious	1957	1979	21	Musician	Heroin	Suicide (suspected)		^[655]
John Bonham	1948	1980	32	Musician	Alcohol	Unknown	Bonham choked on his own vomit while intoxicated	^[99]
Richard Chase	1950	1980	30	Serial killer	Unspecified	Unknown		^[129]
Darby Crash	1958	1980	22	Musician	Heroin	Suicide		^[147] ^[148]
Tim Hardin	1941	1980	39	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[269]
Imogen Hassall	1942	1980	38	Actress	Tuinal	Unknown		^[274]
Marin Preda	1922	1980	57	Writer	Alcohol	Unknown		^[503]
Rachel Roberts	1927	1980	53	Actress	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[531]
Bon Scott	1946	1980	33	Musician	Alcohol	Unknown		^[558]
George Scott III	1953	1980	26	Bass player	Unspecified	Unknown		^[560]
Mike Bloomfield	1943	1981	37	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown		^[97]
Bob Hite	1943	1981	38	Singer	Heroin	Unknown		^[297]
William Holden	1918	1981	63	Actor	Alcohol	Accidental	Holden fell and bled to death while intoxicated	^[303]
Natalie Wood	1938	1981	43	Actress	Alcohol	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	^[686] ^[687]
Howard Alk	1930	1982	51	Filmmaker	Heroin	Accidental	Officially accidental though speculated suicide	^[33] ^[34]
Tom Baker	1940	1982	42	Actor	Heroin	Unknown		^[58]
Lester Bangs	1948	1982	33	Music critic, musician	Multiple	Unknown	Dextropropoxyphene, diazepam and NyQuil	^[60]
John Belushi	1949	1982	33	Actor	Speedball	Accidental		^[75] ^[76]
Rainer Werner Fassbinder	1945	1982	37	Playwright, director	Barbiturates and cocaine	Unknown		^[212]
James Honeyman-Scott	1956	1982	25	Musician	Cocaine	Unknown	Drug-induced heart attack	^[307]
Ronald Lewis	1928	1982	53	Actor	Sleeping pills	Unknown		^[374]
Elis Regina	1945	1982	36	Singer	Multiple	Accidental	Cocaine, alcohol, and temazepam	^[522]
Edwin Denby	1903	1983	80	Poet	Sleeping pills	Unknown		^[177]
Pete Farndon	1952	1983	30	Musician	Heroin	Unknown	Drowned after overdosing	^[211]
James Hayden	1953	1983	29	Actor	Heroin	Unknown	Suspected overdose	^[279]
Rory Hayes	1949	1983	34	Cartoonist	Multiple	Unknown	Died from polypharmacy of unspecified drugs	^[281]
Arthur Koestler	1905	1983	77	Author	Tuinal and alcohol	Suicide		^[360]
Chet Allen	1939	1984	45	Child actor	Antidepressants	Suicide		^[36]
Truman Capote	1924	1984	59	Writer	Multiple	Unknown	Cause of death was liver disease complicated by phlebitis and multiple drug intoxication	^[123]
Paul Gardiner	1958	1984	25	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[232]
Tom Jans	1948	1984	36	Singer	Unspecified	Unknown	Suspected overdose	^[334]
David A. Kennedy	1955	1984	28	Son of Robert F. Kennedy	Multiple	Unknown	Cocaine, pethidine and thioridazine	^[349]
Pascale Ogier	1958	1984	25	Actress	Unspecified	Unknown		^[467]
William Lee Bergstrom	1951	1985	33	Gambler	Unspecified	Suicide		^[81]
Jackie Curtis	1947	1985	38	Actor	Heroin	Unknown		^[159]
Gary Holton	1952	1985	33	Actor, musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[306]
The Singing Nun	1933	1985	51	Nun	Barbiturates and alcohol	Suicide		^[577] ^[578]
Len Bias	1963	1986	22	Basketball player	Cocaine	Accidental		^[85]
Bernie Elsey	1906	1986	79–80	Property developer	Unspecified	Suicide		^[199]
Gino Hernandez	1957	1986	28	Wrestler	Unspecified	Unknown		^[292]
Hollywood Fats	1954	1986	32	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[305]
Phil Lynott	1949	1986	36	Musician	Disputed	Unknown	Conflicting sources report various causes of death, including heart and liver failure,^[394] heart failure and pneumonia after a drug overdose,^[395] and blood poisoning from heroin addiction^[396]
Don Rogers	1962	1986	23	American football player	Cocaine	Unknown	Drug-induced heart attack	^[532]
Carl Wittman	1943	1986	42	Activist	Unspecified	Suicide		^[682]
Patrick Bissell	1957	1987	30	Ballet dancer	Multiple	Unknown	Cocaine, codeine, methadone and other unspecified drugs	^[93]
Paul Butterfield	1942	1987	44	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown	Drug-induced heart failure	^[118] ^[119]
Dalida	1933	1987	54	Singer	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[165] ^[166]
Althea Flynt	1953	1987	33	Co-publisher of Hustler	Heroin	Undetermined	Drowned after overdosing; whether her death was intentional or not was unclear	^[220] ^[221]
Joyce Jameson	1932	1987	54	Actress	Unspecified	Suicide		^[333]
Alain Montpetit	1950	1987	36	Media personality	Unspecified	Unknown		^[438]
Edgar Rosenberg	1925	1987	62	Film producer	Diazepam	Suicide		^[536] ^[537]
Mike Von Erich	1964	1987	23	Wrestler	Tranquilizer	Suicide		^[656]
Linda Wong	1951	1987	36	Pornographic actress	Unspecified	Unknown		^[683]
Chet Baker	1929	1988	58	Musician	Cocaine and heroin	Accidental	Baker fell from a balcony while intoxicated	^[56] ^[57]
Jean-Michel Basquiat	1960	1988	27	Painter	Heroin	Unknown		^[66]
David Croudip	1958	1988	30	American football player	Cocaine	Unknown		^[153]
Jesse Ed Davis	1944	1988	43	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[170]
Andrea Pazienza	1956	1988	32	Comics artist	Heroin	Unknown		^[482]
Hillel Slovak	1962	1988	26	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[582]
Kenneth Williams	1926	1988	62	Actor	Barbiturates	Unknown		^[674] ^[675]
Abbie Hoffman	1936	1989	52	Activist	Phenobarbital	Suicide		^[300]
Tim Hovey	1945	1989	44	Child actor	Unspecified	Unknown		^[314]
Seymour Krim	1922	1989	67	Writer	Unspecified	Unknown		^[364]
John Matuszak	1950	1989	38	American football player	Dextropropoxyphene	Accidental		^[410]
Keith Whitley	1955	1989	33	Singer	Alcohol	Unknown		^[670]
Reinaldo Arenas	1943	1990	47	Poet	Unspecified	Suicide		^[49]
Jill Bennet	1931	1990	58	Actress	Unspecified	Unknown		^[79]
Don Bessent	1931	1990	59	Baseball pitcher	Alcohol	Unknown		^[83]
Brent Mydland	1952	1990	37	Musician	Cocaine and morphine	Unknown		^[451]
Andrew Wood	1966	1990	24	Singer	Heroin	Unknown		^[684]
Max Cantor	1959	1991	32	Actor, journalist	Heroin	Unknown		^[122]
Steve Clark	1960	1991	30	Musician	Multiple	Accidental	Codeine, diazepam, morphine and alcohol	^[110] ^[135]
Jim Magnuson	1946	1991	44	Baseball pitcher	Alcohol	Unknown		^[398]
Haoui Montaug	1952	1991	38–39	Bouncer	Secobarbital	Suicide		^[435]
David Ruffin	1941	1991	50	Musician	Cocaine	Unknown		^[544]
Johnny Thunders	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	^[626]
Ollie Halsall	1949	1992	43	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown		^[261]
Paul Hayward	1954	1992	37–38	Rugby league player	Heroin	Unknown		^[282]
John Kordic	1965	1992	27	Hockey player	Unspecified	Unknown		^[362]
Charlie Ondras	1966	1992	25	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[469]
Rod Scurry	1956	1992	36	Baseball pitcher	Cocaine	Unknown	Drug-induced heart attack	^[562]
Brett Whiteley	1939	1992	53	Artist	Heroin	Unknown		^[669]
David Widgery	1947	1992	45	Writer	Multiple	Unknown	Alcohol, barbiturates and pethidine	^[672]
Ricky Williams	1956	1992	36	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[676]
GG Allin	1956	1993	36	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[38]
William Brinkley	1917	1993	76	Writer	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[109]
Tim Crews	1961	1993	31	Baseball pitcher	Alcohol	Accidental	Crews was legally drunk when he crashed a boat, killing himself and Steve Olin	^[151]
James Leo Herlihy	1927	1993	66	Novelist, actor	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[291]
Ben Klassen	1918	1993	75	White supremacist	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[357] ^[358]
Fletcher Knebel	1911	1993	81	Author	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[359]
River Phoenix	1970	1993	23	Actor	Cocaine and heroin	Accidental		^[491] ^[492]
Dave Rubinstein	1964	1993	28	Singer	Unspecified	Suicide		^[541]
Dave Waymer	1958	1993	34	American football player	Cocaine	Accidental	Drug-induced heart attack	^[663]
Yves Navarre	1940	1994	53	Writer	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[453]
Kristen Pfaff	1967	1994	27	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[490]
Monica Rose	1948	1994	45	TV show hostess	Antidepressants and tranquilizers	Suicide		^[535]
Pat Screen	1943	1994	51	American football player	Unspecified	Unknown		^[561]
Eric Show	1956	1994	37	Baseball player	Cocaine and heroin	Unknown		^[573]
Joey Stefano	1968	1994	26	Pornographic actor	Multiple	Unknown	Cocaine, morphine, heroin and ketamine	^[597] ^[598]
Cathy Stewart	1956	1994	38	Pornographic actress	Unspecified	Unknown		^[603]
Louis Abolafia	1941	1995	54	Artist	Unspecified	Unknown		^[20]
Leah Betts	1977	1995	18	Student	MDMA	Water intoxication	Died from water intoxication secondary to use of MDMA	^[84]
Paul Ferris	1941	1995	54	Film composer	Unspecified	Unknown		^[216]
Antonio Flores	1961	1995	33	Singer, actor	Unspecified	Unknown		^[218]
Dwayne Goettel	1964	1995	31	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[249]
Shannon Hoon	1967	1995	28	Musician	Cocaine	Unknown		^[308]
Phyllis Hyman	1949	1995	45	Singer	Pentobarbital and secobarbital	Suicide		^[323]
Alice Ormsby-Gore	1952	1995	42	Socialite	Heroin	Misadventure		^[471]
Donald Sinclair	1911	1995	84	Veterinary surgeon	Barbiturates	Suicide		^[554]
Michael VerMeulen	1956	1995	38	Magazine editor	Cocaine	Unknown		^[653]
Anna Wood	1980	1995	15	Student	MDMA	Water intoxication	Died from water intoxication secondary to use of MDMA	^[685]
Herb Abrams	1955	1996	41	Wrestling promoter	Cocaine	Accidental	Drug-induced heart attack	^[21] ^[22]
Margaux Hemingway	1954	1996	42	Actress	Phenobarbital	Suicide		^[286]
John Kahn	1947	1996	48	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[346]
Jonathan Melvoin	1961	1996	34	Keyboardist	Heroin	Unknown		^[425]
Bradley Nowell	1968	1996	28	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[462]
Ronnie Scott	1927	1996	69	Musician	Barbiturates	Accidental	The barbiturates were prescribed	^[559]
Don Simpson	1943	1996	52	Film producer	Cocaine and unspecified prescription drugs	Unknown	Drug-induced heart failure	^[576]
D. M. Turner	1962	1996	34	Author	Ketamine	Unknown	Drowned while intoxicated	^[638]
Bridgette Andersen	1975	1997	21	Child actress	Heroin	Unknown		^[43]
West Arkeen	1960	1997	36	Musician	Opiates	Accidental		^[50]
Michael Dorris	1945	1997	52	Writer	Unspecified drugs and alcohol	Suicide		^[184]
Chris Farley	1964	1997	33	Actor	Cocaine and morphine	Accidental		^[209] ^[210]
Clinton Haines	1976	1997	21	Computer hacker	Heroin	Accidental		^[258] ^[259]
Peter Jackson	1964	1997	33	Rugby league player	Heroin	Unknown		^[332]
David Lerner	1951	1997	45	Poet	Unspecified	Unknown		^[372]
Debbie Linden	1961	1997	36	Model, actress	Heroin	Unknown		^[379]
Billy Mackenzie	1957	1997	39	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown		^[397]
Nick Traina	1978	1997	19	Singer	Morphine	Unknown		^[633]
Kelly Yeomans	1984	1997	13	Student	Dextropropoxyphene	Suicide		^[690] ^[691]
Ted Binion	1943	1998	54	Gambling executive	Alprazolam and heroin	Suicide (suspected)		^[90]
Martha Gellhorn	1908	1998	89	Writer	Cyanide poisoning	Suicide		^[239]
Rodney Harvey	1967	1998	30	Actor, model	Heroin	Unknown		^[272]
Kevin Lloyd	1949	1998	49	Actor	Alcohol	Accidental	Lloyd was heavily intoxicated when he choked on his own vomit	^[386]
Rob Pilatus	1965	1998	32	Musician	Unspecified prescription drugs and alcohol	Unknown		^[493] ^[494]
Louie Spicolli	1971	1998	27	Wrestler	Unspecified	Unknown	Conflicting sources state drug overdose or coronary disease that might have been impacted by drug use	^[289] ^[591]
Howard Arkley	1951	1999	48	Painter	Heroin	Accidental		^[51]
Wes Berggren	1971	1999	28	Musician	Multiple	Unknown	Benzodiazepines, cocaine and propoxyphene	^[80]
Robert Bingham	1966	1999	33	Writer	Heroin	Unknown		^[89]
Erik Brødreskift	1969	1999	29	Musician	Unspecified	Suicide		^[110]
Seán Fortune	1954	1999	44–45	Priest	Unspecified drugs and alcohol	Suicide		^[223]
Lois Hamilton	1952	1999	47	Model, actress	Unspecified	Unknown		^[262]
Zoe Lund	1962	1999	37	Model, actress	Unspecified	Unknown		^[390]
David McComb	1962	1999	36	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[413]
Dana Plato	1964	1999	34	Actress	Carisoprodol and hydrocodone/paracetamol	Suicide		^[497] ^[498]
Rick Rude	1958	1999	40	Wrestler	Unspecified painkillers	Unknown		^[542] ^[543]
John Baker Saunders	1954	1999	44	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[550]
Bobby Sheehan	1968	1999	31	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown		^[570]
Mark Tuinei	1960	1999	39	American football player	Heroin and MDMA	Unknown		^[632]
Enrique Urquijo	1960	1999	39	Singer	Unspecified	Unknown		^[647]
Chris Antley	1966	2000	34	Jockey	Methamphetamines	Blunt trauma	The coroner’s report concluded that Antley’s injuries were likely related to a fall caused by the overdose	^[45] ^[46]
DJ Screw	1971	2000	29	Disc jockey	Codeine	Accidental		^[181]
Bobby Duncum Jr.	1965	2000	34	Wrestler	Unspecified painkillers and alcohol	Unknown		^[190]
Lolo Ferrari	1963	2000	37	Pornographic actress	Unspecified	Suicide (suspected)	Officially ruled as „most likely suicide“, though previously speculated as murder	^[215]
Rosemarie Frankland	1943	2000	57	Actress	Unspecified prescription drugs	Suicide		^[227]
Mark R. Hughes	1956	2000	44	Businessman	Doxepin and alcohol	Accidental		^[319]
Deborah Laake	1953	2000	46–47	Writer	Unspecified pills	Suicide		^[365]
Stephen McKeag	1970	2000	30	Ulster Defence Association member	Cocaine and unspecified painkillers	Unknown		^[421]
Joachim Nielsen	1964	2000	36	Musician, poet	Unspecified	Unknown		^[457]
Christopher Pettiet	1976	2000	24	Actor	Unspecified	Accidental		^[487]
Eddy Shaver	1962	2000	38	Musician	Heroin	Accidental		^[567]
Jon Vincent	1962	2000	38	Pornographic actor	Heroin	Unknown		^[654]
Rachel Whitear	1979	2000	21	Student	Heroin	Accidental		^[668]
Paula Yates	1959	2000	41	TV presenter	Heroin	Accidental		^[689]
Megan Connolly	1974	2001	27	Actress	Heroin	Unknown		^[143]
Carl Crack	1971	2001	30	Musician	Unspecified pills and alcohol	Unknown		^[145]
James Hatfield	1958	2001	43	Author	Unspecified prescription pills	Suicide		^[276]
Hannelore Kohl	1933	2001	68	Wife	Unspecified painkillers and sleeping pills	Suicide		^[361]
Lani O’Grady	1954	2001	46	Actress	Fluoxetine and hydrocodone/paracetamol	Unknown		^[464]
Leila Pahlavi	1970	2001	31	Princess, model	Secobarbital	Unknown		^[474]
Nicola Ann Raphael	1985	2001	15	Student	Dextropropoxyphene	Suicide		^[514]
Jennifer Syme	1972	2001	28	Actress	Multiple	Accidental	Motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated by cocaine, clonazepam and cyclobenzaprine	^[611]
Paul Vaessen	1961	2001	39	Football player	Unspecified	Unknown		^[649]
Corissa Yasen	1973	2001	27	Athlete	Multiple	Unknown	Diazepam, hydrocodone, lorazepam, fluoxetine and other drugs including anti-depressants, painkillers and anxiety medications	^[688]
Elvis Yero	1965	2001	36	Boxer	Unspecified	Unknown		^[692]
Kevyn Aucoin	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	^[54]
Elisa Bridges	1973	2002	28	Model	Multiple	Unknown	Heroin, methamphetamines, meperidine and alprazolam	^[106] ^[107]
Diane Brimble	1960	2002	42	Mother	Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid and alcohol	Unknown		^[108]
Robbin Crosby	1959	2002	42	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[154] ^[155]
Mike Darr	1976	2002	25	Baseball player	Alcohol	Accidental	Motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated	^[169]
Ted Demme	1963	2002	38	Director	Cocaine	Accidental	Suspected drug-induced heart attack	^[175]
John Entwistle	1944	2002	57	Musician	Cocaine	Accidental	Drug-induced heart attack	^[200]
Lucy Grealy	1963	2002	39	Poet	Heroin	Unknown		^[252]
Cranford Nix	1969	2002	33	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown		^[460]
Liam O’Sullivan	1981	2002	20	Football player	Unspecified	Unknown		^[473]
Darrell Porter	1952	2002	50	Baseball catcher	Cocaine	Unknown		^[502]
Glenn Quinn	1970	2002	32	Actor	Unspecified	Accidental		^[512]
Dee Dee Ramone	1951	2002	50	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[513]
Catya Sassoon	1968	2002	33	Model, actress	Cocaine and hydromorphone	Unknown		^[551]
Layne Staley	1967	2002	34	Musician	Multiple	Unknown	Cocaine, heroin and codeine	^[593]
Tempe Girl	c. 1985	2002	15–19	Unidentified decedent	Unspecified	Unknown		^[620]
Steve Bechler	1979	2003	23	Baseball pitcher	Ephedra	Heatstroke	The coroner stated the toxicity of ephedra played a significant role in his death	^[72]
Anthony Durante	1967	2003	36	Wrestler	Fentanyl	Unknown		^[194]
Howie Epstein	1955	2003	47	Musician	Heroin and unspecified prescription drugs	Unknown	Suspected overdose	^[203]
Trevor Goddard	1962	2003	40	Actor	Multiple	Accidental	Heroin, cocaine, diazepam and hydrocodone/paracetamol	^[246]
Bobby Hatfield	1940	2003	63	Musician	Cocaine	Unknown	Drug-induced heart attack	^[275]
Tim Hemensley	1972	2003	30–31	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[285]
Curt Hennig	1958	2003	44	Wrestler	Cocaine	Unknown		^[289]
Crash Holly	1971	2003	32	Wrestler	Carisoprodol	Suicide	Suspected overdose	^[304]
David Kelly	1944	2003	59	Weapons expert	Dextropropoxyphene	Suicide	Evidence indicated Kelly consumed 29 dextropropoxyphene pills	^[352]
Miss Elizabeth	1960	2003	42	Wrestling manager	Multiple	Unknown	Painkillers, nausea medication, tranquilizers and alcohol	^[432]
Fran Papasedero	1969	2003	34	American football coach	Alcohol	Accidental	Motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated	^[477]
Paige Summers	1976	2003	27	Pornographic actress	Unspecified	Unknown		^[608]
Brandon Vedas	1981	2003	21	Computer expert	Multiple	Unknown	Alcohol, cannabis, psilocybin mushroom, clonazepam, temazepam, methadone, hydrocodone and propanolol	^[650] ^[651]
Jeremy Ward	1976	2003	27	Sound technician	Unspecified	Unknown		^[659]
Ken Caminiti	1963	2004	41	Baseball player	Cocaine and opiates	Accidental		^[121]
Eric Douglas	1958	2004	46	Comedian	Multiple	Unknown	Unspecified tranquilizers, painkillers and alcohol	^[186]
Jonathan Drummond-Webb	1959	2004	45	Pediatric heart surgeon	Unspecified prescription drugs	Suicide		^[188]
Brenda Fassie	1964	2004	39	Singer	Cocaine	Unknown		^[213]
Ol‘ Dirty Bastard	1968	2004	35	Musician	Cocaine and tramadol	Accidental		^[468]
Marco Pantani	1970	2004	34	Cyclist	Cocaine	Accidental		^[476]
Robert Pastorelli	1954	2004	49	Actor	Heroin	Unknown		^[479]
Robert Quine	1942	2004	61	Musician	Heroin	Suicide		^[511]
Paul DeMayo	1967	2005	37	Bodybuilder	Heroin	Unknown		^[174]
Malcolm Hardee	1950	2005	55	Comedian	Alcohol	Accidental	Drowned after he fell into the water while intoxicated	^[267]
Domino Harvey	1969	2005	35	Bounty hunter	Fentanyl	Unknown		^[271]
Mitch Hedberg	1968	2005	37	Comedian	Cocaine and heroin	Unknown		^[283]
Chloe Jones	1975	2005	29	Pornographic actress	Unspecified prescription drugs	Accidental		^[340]
Karen Lancaume	1973	2005	32	Pornographic actress	Temazepam	Suicide		^[367]
Kathy Augustine	1956	2006	50	Politician	Succinylcholine	Murder		^[55]
Harold Hunter	1974	2006	31	Skateboarder, actor	Cocaine	Unknown	Drug-induced heart attack	^[321]
Gerald Levert	1966	2006	40	Singer	Multiple	Accidental	Oxycodone/paracetamol, hydrocodone/paracetamol, dextropropoxyphene, alprazolam and two antihistamines	^[373]
Bibek Maitra	1965	2006	40	Politician	Unspecified	Unknown		^[402]
Steve Rogers	1954	2006	51	Rugby league player	Antidepressants and alcohol	Accidental		^[533]
Daniel Wayne Smith	1986	2006	20	Student	Multiple	Accidental	Cardiac dysrhythmia caused by methadone, escitalopram and sertraline	^[587]
Dorothy Uhnak	1930	2006	76	Author	Unspecified	Suicide		^[644]
Brian Adams	1963	2007	43	Wrestler	Unspecified painkillers	Accidental		^[27]
Avery Atkins	1987	2007	20	American football player	MDMA	Unknown		^[53]
Big Moe	1974	2007	33	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown	Drug-induced heart attack	^[87]
Bam Bam Bigelow	1961	2007	45	Wrestler	Cocaine	Unknown	Other unspecified drugs were involved	^[88]
Gottfried von Bismarck	1962	2007	44	Aristocrat	Cocaine and morphine	Unknown		^[92]
Sally Clark	1964	2007	42	Solicitor	Alcohol	Unknown		^[133]
Bob Collins	1946	2007	61	Politician	Unspecified prescription drugs and alcohol	Suicide		^[137]
Kevin DuBrow	1955	2007	52	Singer	Cocaine	Accidental		^[110] ^[189]
Theresa Duncan	1966	2007	40	Video game designer	Paracetamol and alcohol	Suicide		^[192]
Katy French	1983	2007	24	Model, socialite	Cocaine and ephedrine	Accidental	Official cause of death was hypoxic ischemic brain injury caused by cocaine and ephedrine	^[228] ^[229]
Gary Frisch	1969	2007	38	Website founder	Ketamine	Misadventure	Frisch jumped from a balcony while intoxicated	^[230]
Eddie Griffin	1982	2007	25	Basketball player	Alcohol	Accidental	Motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated	^[255]
Dean Johnson	1961	2007	46	Entertainer	Oxycodone	Unknown		^[335]
Chris Mainwaring	1965	2007	41	Australian football player	Cocaine	Accidental		^[400] ^[401]
Sherri Martel	1958	2007	49	Wrestler	Oxycodone	Accidental	Other unspecified drugs were involved	^[405]
Lisa Matsumoto	1964	2007	43	Author	Alcohol	Accidental	Motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated	^[409]
Ashleigh Aston Moore	1981	2007	26	Actress	Unspecified	Unknown	Suspected overdose	^[441]
Valerie Grosvenor Myer	1935	2007	72	Writer	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[452]
Pimp C	1973	2007	33	Musician	Codeine and promethazine	Unknown		^[495]
Silvo Plut	1968	2007	38	Serial killer	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[499]
Gary Primich	1958	2007	49	Singer	Heroin	Unknown		^[507]
Johanna Sällström	1974	2007	32	Actress	Unspecified	Suicide		^[546]
Anna Nicole Smith	1967	2007	39	Model	Multiple	Accidental	Unspecified anti-depressants, diazepam, chloral hydrate, oseltamivir, methadone, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medication and human growth hormone	^[584] ^[585]
Ike Turner	1931	2007	76	Musician, producer	Cocaine	Unknown	Hypertensive cardiovascular disease and emphysema were contributing factors	^[640]
Christopher Bowman	1967	2008	40	Ice skater	Multiple	Accidental	Cocaine, diazepam, alcohol and cannabis	^[103]
Natasha Collins	1976	2008	31	Actress	Cocaine	Accidental		^[138]
Roberta Collins	1944	2008	63	Actress	Unspecified drugs and alcohol	Accidental		^[140]
René-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet	1943	2008	65	Businessman	Sleeping pills	Suicide		^[176]
Steve Foley	1959	2008	49	Musician	Unspecified	Accidental	Suspected overdose	^[222]
Gidget Gein	1969	2008	39	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown	Suspected overdose	^[236] ^[237]
Bruce Edwards Ivins	1946	2008	62	Microbiologist	Paracetamol	Suicide		^[326]
Randy Johnston	1988	2008	20	Model	Unspecified	Accidental		^[336]
Heath Ledger	1979	2008	28	Actor	Multiple	Accidental	Oxycodone, hydrocodone, alprazolam, diazepam, temazepam and doxylamine	^[371]
John Odom	1982	2008	26	Baseball player	Multiple	Accidental	Heroin, methamphetamines, benzylpiperazine and alcohol	^[463]
Brad Renfro	1982	2008	25	Actor	Heroin and morphine	Accidental		^[526]
Sonja Savić	1961	2008	47	Actress	Unspecified	Unknown		^[552]
Erin Spanevello	1987	2008	21	Model	Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid and MDMA	Unknown		^[590]
Jahna Steele	1958	2008	49	Showgirl	Multiple	Unknown	Cocaine, hydromorphone and morphine	^[596]
Chase Tatum	1973	2008	34	Wrestler	Unspecified	Unknown	Suspected overdose; Tatum was addicted to painkillers for years	^[615]
Jay Bennett	1963	2009	45	Musician	Fentanyl	Accidental		^[78]
Vic Chesnutt	1964	2009	45	Musician	Unspecified muscle relaxant	Suicide		^[130]
Danny Gans	1956	2009	52	Impressionist, entertainer	Hydromorphone	Accidental	Gans was killed by a combination of the prescription drug and a pre-existing heart condition	^[231]
Adam Goldstein	1973	2009	36	Disc jockey	Multiple	Accidental	Cocaine, levamisole, oxycodone, hydrocodone, lorazepam, clonazepam, alprazolam and diphenhydramine	^[250]
Jane Aiken Hodge	1917	2009	91	Writer	Unspecified	Suicide		^[299]
Michael Jackson	1958	2009	50	Singer	Lorazepam and propofol	Involuntary manslaughter	Jackson was killed by an accidental overdose administered by his physician	^[331]
Jesse Mahelona	1983	2009	26	American football player	Alcohol	Accidental	Motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated	^[399]
Billy Mays	1958	2009	50	Salesperson	Cocaine	Heart disease	Cocaine use was listed as a contributory cause of death	^[411] ^[412]
Brittany Murphy	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	^[450]
Filip Nikolic	1974	2009	35	Singer	Sleeping pills	Undetermined		^[458] ^[459]
The Rev	1981	2009	28	Musician	Multiple	Unknown	Oxycodone, oxymorphone, diazepam, nordiazepam and ethanol	^[523]
Dash Snow	1981	2009	27	Artist	Heroin	Unknown		^[588]
Test	1975	2009	33	Wrestler	Oxycodone	Accidental		^[621]
Linda Thompson	1953	2009	56	Conspiracy theorist	Unspecified painkillers	Suicide	The painkillers were prescribed	^[624]
Umaga	1973	2009	36	Wrestler	Unspecified	Unknown		^[645]
Trent Acid	1980	2010	29	Wrestler	Unspecified	Unknown		^[25]
Erica Blasberg	1984	2010	25	Golfer	Multiple	Suicide	Drug-induced asphyxiation caused by butalbital, temazepam, alprazolam, codeine, hydrocodone and tramadol	^[95]
Eyedea	1981	2010	28	Musician	Unspecified	Accidental		^[207] ^[208]
Greg Giraldo	1965	2010	44	Comedian	Unspecified prescription drugs	Accidental		^[248]
Paul Gray	1972	2010	38	Musician	Fentanyl and morphine	Accidental		^[251]
George Hickenlooper	1963	2010	47	Documentary filmmaker	Oxymorphone and alcohol	Accidental		^[293]
Sebastian Horsley	1962	2010	47	Artist	Cocaine and heroin	Unknown		^[311]
Andy Irons	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	^[325]
Jennifer Lyn Jackson	1969	2010	40	Playboy Playmate	Heroin	Unknown	Suspected overdose	^[329] ^[330]
Chris Kanyon	1970	2010	40	Wrestler	Unspecified pills	Suicide		^[347]
Lance McNaught	1981	2010	29	Wrestler	Unspecified	Accidental	Intoxication from mixed drugs complicated a cardiomyopathy	^[423]
Harvey Pekar	1939	2010	70	Comic writer	Bupropion and fluoxetine	Accidental		^[483]
Jay Reatard	1980	2010	29	Musician	Cocaine and alcohol	Unknown		^[519]
Gerry Ryan	1956	2010	53	Radio personality	Cocaine	Heart attack	Heart attack was suspected to be triggered by cocaine	^[545]
Mackenzie Taylor	1978	2010	32	Comedian	Unspecified	Suicide		^[616]
Lynn Turner	1968	2010	42	Murderer	Propranolol	Suicide		^[639]
Luna Vachon	1962	2010	48	Wrestler	Benzodiazepine and oxycodone	Accidental		^[648]
Michael Carl Baze	1987	2011	24	Jockey	Cocaine and oxymorphone	Accidental		^[68]
Big George	1957	2011	53	Presenter, broadcaster	Mephedrone	Unknown	Drug-induced heart attack.	^[86]
Derek Boogaard	1982	2011	28	Ice hockey player	Oxycodone and alcohol	Accidental		^[100]
Greg Centauro	1977	2011	34	Pornographic actor	Unspecified	Unknown		^[127]
Ryan Dunn	1977	2011	34	Actor, stunt man	Alcohol	Accidental	Motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated	^[193]
Jani Lane	1964	2011	47	Singer	Alcohol	Unknown		^[369]
Perry Moore	1971	2011	39	Director	Multiple	Accidental	Methadone, morphine and benzodiazaprine	^[442]
Mike Starr	1966	2011	44	Musician	Unspecified prescription drugs	Unknown		^[594]
Carl Steven	1974	2011	36	Actor	Heroin	Unknown		^[601]
Mikey Welsh	1971	2011	40	Musician	Unspecified	Unknown		^[664]
Amy Winehouse	1983	2011	27	Singer	Alcohol	Unknown		^[678]
Leslie Carter	1986	2012	25	Singer	Multiple	Unknown	Olanzapine, cyclobenzaprine and alprazolam	^[126]
Whitney Houston	1963	2012	48	Singer, actress	Cocaine	Accidental	Houston drowned, with heart disease and cocaine listed as contributing factors	^[313]
Rodney King	1965	2012	47	Taxi driver	Multiple	Accidental	Drowned due to the combined effects of a heart condition, alongside alcohol, cocaine, marijuana and phencyclidine intoxication	^[355]
Thomas Kinkade	1958	2012	54	Painter	Diazepam and ethanol	Unknown		^[356]
Joey Kovar	1983	2012	29	Reality TV star	Opiates	Unknown		^[363]
William Petzäll	1988	2012	24	Politician	Unspecified	Unknown	Suspected overdose	^[489]
Amy Tryon	1970	2012	42	Equestrian	Oxycodone and other opiates	Accidental		^[636]
Stephen Crohn	1946	2013	66	Chef	Benzodiazepine and oxycodone	Suicide		^[152]
Barnaby Jack	1977	2013	35	Hacker, security expert	Multiple	Unknown	Cocaine, heroin and other unspecified drugs	^[327]
Lisa Robin Kelly	1970	2013	43	Actress	Multiple	Accidental	Combined drug intoxication of unspecified drugs	^[348]
Cory Monteith	1982	2013	31	Actor, musician	Heroin and alcohol	Accidental (suspected)		^[436] ^[437]
Dennis Moran	1982	2013	30	Security hacker	Heroin	Unknown		^[443]
Matt Osborne	1957	2013	55	Wrestler	Hydrocodone and morphine	Accidental		^[472]
Skye McCole Bartusiak	1992	2014	21	Actress	Multiple	Accidental	Hydrocodone, difluoroethane and carisoprodol	^[65]
Dave Brockie	1963	2014	50	Musician	Heroin	Unknown		^[111]
Peaches Geldof	1989	2014	25	Actress	Heroin	Unknown		^[238]
Billy Glide	1970	2014	43	Pornographic actor	Unspecified	Unknown		^[245]
Eric Harroun	1982	2014	31	Free Syrian Army fighter	Heroin and sertraline	Accidental		^[270]
Philip Seymour Hoffman	1967	2014	46	Actor	Multiple	Accidental	Heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines and amphetamines	^[301] ^[302]
Jenny Pat	1981	2014	33	Art dealer	Unspecified prescription drugs	Unknown		^[480]
DJ Rashad	1979	2014	34	Disc jockey	Multiple	Accidental	Heroin, cocaine, and alprazolam	^[515]
Wayne Static	1965	2014	48	Musician	Multiple	Accidental	Ooxycodone, hydromorphone, alprazolam and with alcohol	^[595]
Bobbi Kristina Brown	1993	2015	22	Media personality	Multiple	Unknown	Drowned while intoxicated by marijuana, alcohol and an unspecified anti-anxiety medication	^[113]
Tommy Hanson	1986	2015	29	Baseball pitcher	Cocaine and alcohol	Accidental		^[266]
Amanda Peterson	1971	2015	43	Actress	Morphine	Accidental		^[486]
Tyler Sash	1988	2015	27	American football player	Hydrocodone and methadone	Accidental		^[549]
Toby Sheldon	1980	2015	35	Songwriter	Multiple	Accidental	Hydrocodone/paracetamol, alprazolam, alcohol and temazepam	^[571]
Scott Weiland	1967	2015	48	Musician	Multiple	Accidental	Cocaine, ethanol and 3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine	^[665]
Harris Wittels	1984	2015	30	Comedian	Heroin	Accidental		^[681]
Chyna	1969	2016	46	Wrestler	Multiple	Accidental	Oxymorphone, oxycodone, temazepam, diazepam, and alcohol	^[161] ^[162]
José Fernández	1992	2016	24	Baseball pitcher	Cocaine and alcohol	Accidental	Fernández was under the influence when he died in a boating accident	^[214]
Roger Hobbs	1988	2016	28	Writer	Unspecified	Unknown		^[298]
Prince	1958	2016	57	Musician	Fentanyl	Accidental		^[508]
Amber Rayne	1984	2016	31	Pornographic actress	Cocaine	Accidental		^[517]
Axl Rotten	1971	2016	44	Wrestler	Heroin	Unknown		^[540]
Marek Svatoš	1982	2016	34	Ice hockey player	Multiple	Unknown	Codeine, morphine and alprazolam	^[610]
Paul Horner	1978	2017	39	Comedian	Multiple	Accidental	Clonazepam, despropionyl fentanyl, diazepam, ethanol and furanyl fentanyl	^[310]
Lil Peep	1996	2017	21	Musician	Fentanyl and Xanax	Accidental	Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone (Dilaudid), Oxycodone and Oxymorphone	^[378]
Tom Petty	1950	2017	66	Musician, actor	Multiple	Accidental	Fentanyl, oxycodone, temazepam, alprazolam, citalopram, acetyl fentanyl, and despropionyl fentanyl	^[488]
Art Bell	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	^[73]
Margot Kidder	1948	2018	69	Actress	Unspecified painkillers and alcohol	Suicide		^[354]
Mac Miller	1992	2018	26	Rapper	Fentanyl, cocaine, and ethanol	Accidental		^[430]
Dolores O’Riordan	1971	2018	46	Singer	Alcohol	Accidental	Drowned as a result of alcohol intoxication	^[470]
Verne Troyer	1969	2018	48	Actor	Alcohol	Suicide		^[635]
Austin Eubanks	1981	2019	37	Motivational speaker	Heroin	Accidental		^[206]
Juice WRLD	1998	2019	21	Rapper	Oxycodone and codeine	Accidental	Official cause of death was seizures induced by acute oxycodone and codeine intoxication	^[342]
Tyler Skaggs	1991	2019	27	Baseball pitcher	Multiple	Accidental	Choked on his own vomit while under the influence of alcohol, fentanyl and oxycodone	^[580]
Michael Alig	1966	2020	54	Club promoter	Heroin	Accidental		^[31]
Lexii Alijai	1998	2020	21	Rapper	Fentanyl and ethanol	Unknown		^[32]
Justin Townes Earle	1982	2020	38	Singer-songwriter	Fentanyl and cocaine	Accidental		^[198]
Chynna Rogers	1994	2020	25	Model, musician	Unspecified	Unknown		^[530]
DMX	1970	2021	50	Rapper	Kokain	Unbekannt	Drogeninduzierter Herzinfarkt	^[182]
Shock G	1963	2021	57	Rapper	Fentanyl, Ethanol und methamphetamine	Accidental

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