List of Drug-related Deaths

Name	Life	Profession	Cause of death
Clinton Haines	1976–1997	Computer hacker	Heroin overdose. Accidental.
Kenneth Halliwell	1926–1967	Actor	Pentobarbital overdose. Suicide.
William Hamilton	1805–1865	Physicist, astronomer, mathematician	"A severe attack of gout precipitated by excessive drinking..."
Edward A. Hannegan	1807–1857	Senator	Morphine overdose.
Tony Hancock	1924–1968	Actor	Lethal mixture of amphetamines and liquor. Suicide.
James Harden-Hickey	1854–1898	Author, adventurer	Morphine overdose. Suicide.
Bobby Hatfield	1940–2003	Musician (The Righteous Brothers)	Cocaine-induced heart attack.
Malcolm Hardee	1950–2005	Comedian	Drowned after he fell into the water whilst drunk.
Tim Hardin	1941–1980	Musician	Heroin overdose.
Brynn Hartman	1958–1998	Wife and murderer of comedian Phil Hartman	Self-inflicted gunshot wound to her head under the influence of cocaine, alcohol and Zoloft.
Domino Harvey	1969–2005	Bounty hunter	Fentanyl overdose.
Rodney Harvey	1967–1998	Actor, model	Heroin overdose.
Phyllis Haver	1899–1960	Actress	Barbiturate overdose. Suspected suicide.
Elizabeth Hawes	1903–1971	Clothing designer	"Alcohol-related causes".
James Hayden	1953–1983	Actor	Heroin overdose.
Paul Hayward	19??–1992	Rugby league player	Heroin overdose.
Mitch Hedberg	1968–2005	Comedian	Cocaine and heroin overdose.
Tim Hemensley	1972–2003	Musician (GOD)	Heroin overdose.
Margaux Hemingway	1954–1996	Actress	Phenobarbital overdose. Disputed suicide.
Jimi Hendrix	1942–1970	Musician	Respiratory arrest caused by alcohol and barbiturate overdose and vomit inhalation.
Curt Hennig	1958–2003	Professional wrestler	Cocaine overdose.
James Leo Herlihy	1927–1993	Novelist, actor	Overdose of sleeping pills. Suicide.
Gino Hernandez	1957–1986	Professional wrestler	Cocaine overdose.
George Hickenlooper	1963–2010	Documentary filmmaker	Oxymorphone and alcohol overdose. Accidental.
Ureli Hill	1802–1875	Conductor	Morphine overdose. Suicide.
Virginia Hill	1916–1966	Chicago Outfit courier	Sleeping pill overdose.
Jane Aiken Hodge	1917–2009	Writer	Unspecified drug overdose. Suicide.
Abbie Hoffman	1936–1989	Political activist	Phenobarbital overdose. Suicide.
Billie Holiday	1915–1959	Jazz singer	Cirrhosis of the liver caused by alcoholism.
John Curtis Holder, Jr., aka Jackie Curtis	1947–1985	Actor	Heroin overdose.
Gary Holton	1952–1985	Actor and musician	Heroin overdose.
James Honeyman-Scott	1956–1982	Musician (the Pretenders)	Cocaine-induced heart attack.
Shannon Hoon	1967–1995	Musician, singer (Blind Melon)	Cocaine overdose.
Sebastian Horsley	1962–2010	Artist	Heroin and cocaine overdose.
Whitney Houston	1963–2012	Singer and actress	Accidental drowning, due to atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use. Toxicology reports showed the acute presence of cocaine indicating use prior to death, as well as sub-/therapeutic levels of marijuana, Benadryl, Flexeril, and Xanax.
Lisa Howard	1930–1965	Reporter	Phenobarbital overdose. Officially listed as suicide but speculated as murder.
Howard Hughes	1905–1976	Aviator, engineer, industrialist, movie producer	Liver failure. Physician administered an overdose of codeine at "the highest clinical level ever recorded" at the time.
Gertrude Hullett	1906–1956	Patient of Dr. John Bodkin Adams	Twice the fatal dose of sodium barbitone was found in her blood.
Elizabeth Hulette, aka Miss Elizabeth	1960–2003	Professional wrestling manager	Acute toxicity. Autopsy revealed pain killers, nausea medication and tranquilizers were found in her blood, along with an alcohol level of 0.29.
Harold Hunter	1974–2006	Professional skateboarder, actor	Cocaine-induced heart attack.
Michael Hutchence	1960–1997	Musician, singer (INXS), actor	Self-induced asphyxiation while under the influence of alcohol, cocaine, Prozac and other prescription drugs.
Phyllis Hyman	1949–1995	Singer	Pentobarbital and secobarbital overdose. Suicide.