Drug Related Deaths, Notable People #
The dangers and risks associated with drug use affect everybody. This is a partial list of the deaths of notable people which involved drug overdose or intoxication. In truth, it barely scratches the surface.
| Chet Baker (Musician) | 1988 | 58 | Cocaine, Heroin |
| Sid Barnes (Cricketer) | 1973 | 57 | Barbiturates, Bromide |
| Art Bell (Broadcaster/Author) | 2018 | 72 | Opioids, Benzodiazepines |
| Len Bias (Basketball Player) | 1986 | 22 | Cocaine |
| George Best (Footballer) | 2005 | 59 | Alcohol |
| Lenny Bruce (Comedian) | 1966 | 40 | Morphine |
| Richard Burton (Actor) | 1984 | 58 | Alcohol |
| Truman Capote (Writer) | 1984 | 59 | Alcohol, Others |
| Chris Farley (Actor/Comedian) | 1997 | 33 | Cocaine, Morphine |
| John Entwistle (Musician) | 2002 | 57 | Cocaine |
| Brian Epstein (Music) | 1967 | 32 | Carbitral (Barbiturate) |
| Sigmund Freud (Psychoanalyst) | 1939 | 83 | Morphine |
| Judy Garland (Actress/Singer) | 1969 | 47 | Secobarbital |
| Tony Hancock (Actor) | 1968 | 44 | Amphetamine, Alcohol |
| Jimi Hendrix (Musician) | 1970 | 27 | Barbiturates |
| Abbie Hoffman (Activist) | 1989 | 52 | Phenobarbital |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman (Actor) | 2014 | 46 | Heroin, Cocaine, Speed, Benzo |
| Whitney Houston (Musician) | 2012 | 48 | Cocaine, Xanax, Others |
| Howard Hughes (Business) | 1976 | 70 | Codeine |
| Michael Jackson (Musician) | 2009 | 50 | Lorazepam, Propofol |
| Janis Joplin (Musician) | 1970 | 27 | Heroin |
| Heath Ledger (Actor) | 2008 | 28 | Opioids, Benzodiazepines |
| Phil Lynott (Musician) | 1986 | 36 | Heroin |
| Marilyn Monroe (Actress) | 1962 | 36 | Barbiturates |
| Keith Moon (Musician) | 1978 | 32 | Prescription Drug |
| Jim Morrison (Musician) | 1971 | 27 | Heroin |
| Marco Pantani (Cyclist) | 2004 | 34 | Cocaine |
| Jackson Pollock (Artist) | 1956 | 44 | Alcohol |
| Lil Peep ( Musician) | 2017 | 21 | Fentanyl, Xanax |
| Tom Petty (Musician) | 2017 | 66 | Fentanyl, Oxycodone, Others |
| River Phoenix (Actor) | 1993 | 23 | Cocaine, Morphine |
| Edgar Allan Poe (Poet) | 1849 | 40 | Laudanum |
| Elvis Presley (Musician) | 1977 | 42 | Multiple |
| Prince (Musician) | 2016 | 57 | Fentanyl |
| Dee Dee Ramone (Musician) | 2002 | 50 | Heroin |
| Anna Nicole Smith (Model) | 2007 | 39 | Prescription Drugs |
| D. M. Turner ( Author) | 1996 | 34 | Ketamine |
| Ike Turner (Musician) | 2007 | 76 | Cocaine |
| Sid Vicious (Musician) | 1979 | 21 | Heroin |
| Kenneth Williams (Actor) | 1988 | 62 | Barbiturates |
| Amy Winehouse (Musician) | 2011 | 27 | Alcohol |