List of Drug-related Deaths

Name	Life	Profession	Cause of death
Karen Bach, aka Karen Lancaume	1973–2005	Pornographic actress	Temazepam overdose. Suicide.
Chet Baker	1929–1988	Jazz trumpeter, singer, guitarist	Fatal fall from a balcony while under the influence of cocaine and heroin.
Tom Baker	1940–1982	Actor	Heroin overdose.
Lester Bangs	1948–1982	Music critic, musician	Overdose of Darvon, Valium and NyQuil.
Robert Barlow	1918–1951	Author	Overdose of barbiturates. Suicide.
Sid Barnes	1916–1973	Cricketer	Barbiturate and bromide poisoning. Self-administered though intent could not be determined.
Jean-Michel Basquiat	1960–1988	Painter	Heroin overdose.
Michael Carl Baze	1987–2011	Jockey	Cocaine and oxymorphone overdose. Accidental.
Jan Paul Beahm, aka Darby Crash	1958–1980	Musician (The Germs)	Heroin overdose. Suicide.
Scotty Beckett	1929–1968	Former child actor	Suspected overdose. Pills and a note were found next to his body however the coroner's report was not released.
Steve Bechler	1979–2003	Major League Baseball pitcher	Heatstroke. The coroner indicated that "the toxicity of ephedra played a significant role" among many factors in contributing to his death.
Brendan Behan	1923–1964	Poet, writer	Diabetes exacerbated by his refusal to stop drinking alcohol.
Gertrude Bell	1868–1926	Writer	Overdose of sleeping pills. Whether it was an accident or suicide was undetermined.
John Belushi	1949–1982	Actor, comedian	Speedball. Accidental.
Jay Bennett	1963–2009	Guitarist (Wilco)	Fentanyl overdose. Accidental
Wes Berggren	1971–1999	Musician (Tripping Daisy)	Overdose. Traces of cocaine, propoxyphene, and benzodiazepine were found in his body.
George Best	1946–2005	Football player	Lung infection and multiple organ failure brought on by long-term alcoholism.
Leah Betts	1977–1995	Student	Excessive water consumption exacerbated by ecstasy causing her body to release anti-diuretic hormones.
Len Bias	1963–1986	Basketball player	Cocaine overdose. Accidental.
Scott Charles Bigelow, aka Bam Bam Bigelow	1961–2007	Professional wrestler	Overdose. Lethal levels of cocaine and an anxiolytic drug were found in his blood.
Robert Bingham	1966–1999	Writer	Heroin overdose.
Ted Binion	1943–1998	Gambling executive	Heroin and Xanax overdose. Possible suicide.
Count Gottfried von Bismarck	1962–2007	Aristocrat	Cocaine and morphine overdose.
Walter Patrick Bissell	1957–1987	Ballet dancer	Overdose of cocaine, codeine, methadone and other drugs.
Erica Blasberg	1984–2010	Golfer	Asphixia and toxic levels of "butalbital, temazepam, alprazolam, codeine, hydrocodone, and tramadol". Suicide.
Celia Ann Blaylock, aka Mattie Blaylock	1850–1888	Prostitute	Opiate poisoning. Suicide.
Mike Bloomfield	1943–1981	Blues guitarist	Unspecified drug overdose.
Carl Böhm, aka Carl Crack	1971–2001	Musician (Atari Teenage Riot)	Overdose. Alcohol and unspecified pills were found in his stomach.
Tommy Bolin	1951–1976	Musician (Deep Purple)	Unspecified drug overdose.
John Bonham	1948–1980	Drummer (Led Zeppelin)	Choked on his own vomit after consuming forty shots of vodka.
Derek Boogaard	1982–2011	Ice hockey player	Toxic mix of alcohol and oxycodone. Accidental.
Jennie Bosschieter	1882–1900	Factory worker	Overdose of drugged liquor.
Christopher Bowman	1967–2008	Former professional ice skater	Overdose. Traces of cocaine, Valium, alcohol and cannabis were found in his blood. Accidental.
Charles Boyer	1899–1978	Actor	Seconal overdose. Suicide.
Duncan Gordon Boyes	1846–1869	Soldier	Delirium tremens.
Elisa Bridges	1973–2002	Model	"Acute intoxication by the combined effects of heroin, methamphetamine, meperidine and alprazolam".
Dianne Brimble	1960–2002	Mother	Combination of gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) and alcohol.
Erik Brødreskift	1969–1999	Musician	Overdose of unspecified pills. Suicide.
Lenny Bruce	1925–1966	Comedian	"Acute morphine poisoning caused by an accidental overdose."
Julia Bruns	1895–1927	Actress	Alcohol poisoning.
Tim Buckley	1947–1975	Musician	"Acute heroin/morphine and ethanol intoxication due to inhalation and ingestion of overdose".
Richard Burton	1925–1984	Actor	Alcohol related causes.
Chad Butler, aka Pimp C	1973–2007	Rapper	Respiratory depression due to an accidental overdose of promethazine and codeine mixed with a pre-existing medical condition, sleep apnea.
Paul Butterfield	1942–1987	Musician	Drug related heart failure.