Overdoses by Drugs

• G. G. Allin, heroin.
• Jean-Michel Basquiat, painter, heroin.
• Ol Dirty Bastard (a.k.a. Russell Tyrone Jones), of rap group Wu-Tang Clan, heart failure induced by cocaine and painkillers
• John Belushi, heroin and cocaine speedball, Los Angeles.
• Lenny Bruce, heroin.
• Darby Crash, of The Germs, heroin.
• John Entwhistle, of The Who, cocaine-induced heart attack.
• Brian Epstein, sleeping pills.
• Chris Farley, Saturday Night Live alumnus, cocaine and heroin, New York City.
• Lolo Ferrari, huge knockers.
• Judy Garland, sleeping pills.
• Andy Gibb, of the Bee Gees, pills and heart problems.
• Bobby Hatfield, of the Righteous Brothers, cocaine and heart problems.
• Curt Hennig, pro wrestler, cocaine.
• Billie Holiday, heroin
• Shannon Hoon, of Blind Melon, New Orleans.
• Anissa Jones, pigtailed Family Affair actress, barbituates and cocaine.
• Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, drowned during an overdose.
• Janis Joplin, heroin and whiskey, Hollywood.
• Alvin Karpis, former Public Enemy #1, overdose in Spain.
• Frankie Lymon, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, heroin, New York.
• Robbie McIntosh, of the Average White Band.
• Jonathan Melvoin, of Smashing Pumpkins, heroin.
• Marilyn Monroe, sleeping pills.
• Keith Moon, of The Who.
• Pamela Morrison, Jim Morrison's widow, Hollywood.
• Brad Nowell, of Sublime.
• Christina Onassis, daughter and heir of Aristotle Onassis, diet pills.
• Kristen Pfaff, of Hole, heroin.
• River Phoenix, actor, numerous drugs.
• Dana Plato, Diff'rent Strokes, suicide overdose of valium and loritab.
• Elvis Presley, pills and/or other health issues, Memphis.
• Dee Dee Ramone, of The Ramones, heroin, Los Angeles.
• Stefanie Sargent, of 7 Year Bitch, heroin.
• Will Shatter, of Flipper, heroin.
• Bobby Sheehan, of Blues Traveler, heroin + cocaine + Valium.
• Hillel Slovak, of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Los Angeles.
• Layne Staley, of Alice in Chains, heroin and cocaine.
• Vinnie Taylor, of Sha Na Na, heroin.
• Johnny Thunders, of the New York Dolls, heroin.
• Sid Vicious, of the Sex Pistols, heroin.
• Andrew Wood, of Mother Love Bone, heroin.
• Paula Yates, TV host and girlfriend of deceased rocker Michael Hutchence, heroin, London.

Overdoses by Alcohol

• John Bonham of Led Zeppelin, choked on his own vomit.
• Steve Clark, of Def Leppard, London.
• Neal Cassady, Hipster muse, pills and alcohol, Mexico.
• Tommy Dorsey, choked on his own vomit in his sleep.
• Jimi Hendrix, barbituates and alcohol, choked on his own vomit, London.
• Jim Morrison of The Doors, choked on his own vomit, Paris.
• Bon Scott, of AC/DC, choked on his own vomit in a friend's car.
• Dylan Thomas, poet.