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| Name | Life | Profession | Cause of death | Reference |
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| 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. |
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