Amarah's Corner: Famous people who died of drug overdose
1. Michael Jackson
Age: 50
Year: 2009
Cause of death: acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication.
2. Whitney Houston
Age: 48
Year: 2012
Cause of death: cocaine, drowning.
3. Heath Ledger
Age: 28
Year: 2008
Cause of death: acute intoxication by combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine.
4. Philip Seymour Hoffman
Age: 46
Year: 2014
Cause of death: acute intoxication by heroin, cocaine, amphetamines and benzodiazepines.
5. Amy Winehouse
Age: 27
Year: 2011
Cause of death: alcohol poisoning.
6. Anna Nicole Smith
Age: 39
Year: 2007
Cause of death: acute combined drug intoxication from Methadone, chloral hydrate and three different drugs used to treat depression and anxiety.
7. Chris Farley
Age: 33
Year: 1997
Cause of death: cocaine and morphine overdose.
8. River Phoenix
Age: 23
Year: 1993
Cause of death: cocaine and heroin overdose.
9. John Belushi
Age: 33
Year: 1982
Cause of death: cocaine and heroin overdose.
10. Janis Joplin
Age: 27
Year: 1970
Cause of death: heroin overdose.
11. Jimi Hendrix
Age: 27
Year: 1970
Cause of death: barbiturate intoxication.
12. Cory Monteith
Age: 31
Year: 2013
Cause of death: mixed drug toxicity, including heroin and alcohol.
13. Scott Weiland
Age: 48
Year: 2015
Cause of death: toxic mix of drugs including cocaine, ethanol and amphetamine.
14. Elvis Presley
Age: 42
Year: 1977
Cause of death: high levels of pharmaceutical painkillers such as Dilaudid, Quaalude, Percodan, Demerol, and codeine.
15. Brittany Murphy (Clueless)
Age: 32
Year: 2009
Cause of death: multiple drug intoxication.
16. Judy Garland (Wizard of Oz)
Age 47
Year:1969
Cause of death: alcohol, drug addiction and barbiturate overdose.
17. Edie Sedgwick (American heiress, socialite, actress, and fashion model)
Age: 28
Year: 1971
Cause of death: potent mix of barbiturates and alcohol.
18. Farrah Fawcett
Age: 62
Year: 2009
Cause of death: cancer, drug & alcohol addiction.
19. Dana Plato (Kimberly Drummond on Diff’rent Strokes)
Age: 34
Year: 1999
Cause of death: prescription drug overdose.
20. Kurt Cobain (Nirvana front-man and long-time heroin abuser)
Age: 27
Year: 1994
Cause of death: morphine, valium and heroin were in his bloodstream at the time of death.
21. Mary Anissa Jones (child actress, Buffy on sitcom Family Affair)
Age: 18
Year: 1976
Cause of death: combined drug intoxication.
22. Lani O’Grady (Mary, Eight is Enough)
Age: 46
Year: 2001
Cause of death: vicodin and prozac.
23. Bridgette Andersen (Child actress, Savannah Smiles)
Age: 21
Year: 1997
Cause of death: opioid overdose.
24. Jackson Odell (Ari Caldwell, The Goldbergs)
Age: 20
Year: 2018
Cause of death: cocaine and heroin overdose.
25. Max Cantor (Dirty Dancing)
Age: 32
Year: 1991
Cause of death: injection of pure heroin
26. Lenny Bruce
Age: 41
Year:1966
Cause of death: acute morphine poisoning caused by overdose.
27. Truman Capote
Age: 59
Year:1984
Cause of death: multiple drug intoxication.
28. Hank Williams
Age: 30
Year: 1953
Cause of death: alcohol, morphine and chloral hydrate.
29. Bon Scott (lead singer and lyricist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC)
Age: 34
Year: 1980
Cause of death: acute alcohol poisoning and suspected heroin overdose (no autopsy performed).
30. Brian Epstein (Manager of The Beatles)
Age: 32
Year:1967
Cause of death: addiction to amphetamines, overdose of barbiturate/sleeping pills.
31. Prince (musician, singer, songwriter)
Age: 57
Year: 2016
Cause of death: fentanyl overdose.
32. Jim Morrison (lead singer of The Doors)
Age: 28
Year: 1971
Cause of death: alcohol dependency & heart failure.
33. Ashleigh Aston Moore (Chrissy in Now and Then, 1995)
Age: 26
Year: 2007
Cause of death: heroin overdose.
34. Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Film director, screenwriter, and actor)
Age: 37
Year: 1982
Cause of death: lethal cocktail of cocaine and barbiturates.
35. Bam Bam Bigelow (Professional wrestler)
Age: 45
Year: 2007
Cause of death: multiple drugs, including toxic levels of cocaine, and an anti-anxiety drug.
36. Phil Lynott (musician, singer/songwriter-The Boys are Back in Town. Founding member of rock group, Thin Lizzy).
Age: 37
Year: 1987
Cause of death: drug-related problems and heroin.
37. Dinah Washington (Singer and pianist)
Age: 39
Year: 1963
Cause of death: lethal combination of secobarbital and amobarbital.
38. Robert Pastorelli (Eldin Bernecky, painter on Murphy Brown)
Age: 50
Year: 2004
Cause of death: heroin overdose.
39. Keith Moon (Drummer with English rock band, The Who)
Age: 32
Year: 1978
Cause of death: alcoholism and overdose of Heminevrin, a drug intended to treat or prevent symptoms of alcohol withdrawal.
40. John Entwistle (English musician, songwriter, singer, film and music producer, best known as bass guitarist for English rock band, The Who).
Age: 58
Year: 2002
Cause of death: cocaine overdose.
41. David Ruffin (Soul singer & musician: one of the lead singers of The Temptations)
Age: 50
Year: 1991
Cause of death: cocaine.
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