List of Drug-related Deaths

Name	Life	Profession	Cause of death
Warren Tartaglia, aka Walid al-Taha	1944–1965	Jazz musician	Heroin overdose.
Chase Tatum	1973–2008	Former professional wrestler	Apparent drug overdose following years of addiction to painkillers.
Vinnie Taylor	1949–1974	Musician (Sha Na Na)	Unspecified drug overdose.
Sara Teasdale	1884–1933	Poet	Sleeping pill overdose. Suicide.
Gary Thain	1948–1975	Musician (Uriah Heep)	Respiratory failure due to a heroin overdose.
Ada Thompson, aka Vivien Merchant	1929–1982	Actress	Alcoholism. The coroner stated Merchant "drank herself to death."
John Thompson	1938–1976	Poet	Overdose of barbiturates and alcohol.
Jotie T'Hooft	1956–1977	Poet	Unspecified drug overdose.
Johnny Thunders	1952–1991	Musician (the New York Dolls)	Conflicting sources report heroin overdose or methadone and cocaine poisoning or that the autopsy did not disclose a cause of death.
Georg Trakl	1887–1914	Poet	Cocaine overdose. Suicide.
Chögyam Trungpa	1939–1987	Buddhist meditation master	Cardiac arrest exacerbated by heavy alcohol use.
Amy Tryon	1970–2012	Equestrian	Oxycodone, diphenhydramine, alprazolam, lorazepam, diazepam and temazepam overdose. Accidental.
D. M. Turner	1962–1996	Author	Drowned in a bathtub while under the influence of ketamine.
Ike Turner	1931–2007	Musician, producer	Cocaine overdose with high blood pressure and emphysema as contributing factors.
Dick Twardzik	1931–1955	Jazz pianist	Heroin overdose.
Helen Twelvetrees	1908–1958	Actor	Unspecified drug overdose. Suicide.
John Tyndall	1820–1893	Physicist	Overdose of Chloryl hydrate. Accidental.