List of Drug-related Deaths

Name	Life	Profession	Cause of death
Lin Dai	1934–1964	Actress	Sleeping pill overdose combined with gas inhalation.
Jacques Damala	1855–1889	Actor	Cocaine and morphine overdose.
Dorothy Dandridge	1922–1965	Actress, singer	Overdose of Imipramine. Accidental.
Robert Earl Davis, Jr., aka DJ Screw	1971–2000	Musician	Overdose of codeine and other drugs. Accidental.
Jesse Ed Davis	1944–1988	Guitarist	Heroin overdose.
Jeanine Deckers, aka The Singing Nun	1933–1985	Nun	Overdose of barbiturates and alcohol. Suicide.
Thierry de la Villehuchet	1943–2008	Businessman	Swallowed sleeping pills and slit his left arm. Suicide.
Paul DeMayo	1967–2005	Former bodybuilder	Heroin overdose.
Ted Demme	1963–2002	Director	Heart attack. Cocaine was found in his system which the coroner stated may have been a factor in his death. Accidental.
Daniel Deniehy	1828–1865	Politician	"oss of blood and fits induced by habits of intemperance"
Teri Diver	1971–2001	Pornographic actress	Migraine medication overdose. Accidental.
Kiki Djan	1957–2004	Musician	AIDS and narcotic related complications.
Desmond Donnelly	1920–1974	Politician, journalist	Barbiturate and alcohol overdose. Suicide.
Tommy Dorsey	1905–1956	Jazz musician	Choked to death while sleeping. He was so sedated on sleeping pills that he was unable to awaken.
John Dougherty	19??–1997	Musician (Flipper)	Heroin overdose.
Eric Douglas	1958–2004	Comedian	Acute intoxication by the effects of alcohol, tranquilizers and painkillers.
Nick Drake	1948–1974	Musician	Anti-depressant overdose. Disputed suicide.
Michael Dransfield	1948–1973	Poet	Sources report conflicting causes of death, including infection related to drug use and "acute broncho-pneumonia and brain damage".
Jonathan Drummond-Webb	1959–2004	Pediatric heart surgeon	Unspecified prescription drug overdose. Suicide.
Kevin DuBrow	1955–2007	Singer (Quiet Riot)	Cocaine overdose. Accidental.
Bobby Duncum, Jr.	1965–2000	Professional wrestler	Prescription painkiller overdose. Accidental.
Theresa Duncan	1966–2007	Video game designer	Combined ingestion of Tylenol PM and alcohol. Suicide.
Ryan Dunn	1977–2011	Actor, stunt man	Car crash. Dunn had a blood alcohol level of 0.196%, more than twice the legal limit where he was killed.
Anthony Durante	1967–2003	Professional wrestler	Fentanyl overdose.
Guru Dutt	1925–1964	Actor	Overdose of sleeping pills and alcohol.