List of Drug-related Deaths

Name	Life	Profession	Cause of death
Deborah Laake	1953–2000	Writer	Overdose of unspecified pills. Suicide.
Alan Ladd	1913–1964	Actor	Overdose of alcohol and three unspecified drugs. Accidental.
Josiah Lamborn	1809–1847	Attorney General	Delirium tremens.
Carole Landis	1919–1948	Actress	Seconal overdose. Suicide.
Michael Larsen aka Eyedea	1981–2010	Rapper	Unspecified opiate toxicity. Ruled accidental.
Heath Ledger	1979–2008	Actor	Combined drug intoxication of oxycodone, hydrocodone, alprazolam, diazepam, temazepam and doxylamine. Accidental.
Bruce Lee	1940–1973	Actor, martial artist	Acute cerebral edema due to a reaction to compounds present in the prescription pain killing drug Equagesic.
Gerald Levert	1966–2006	Singer	Acute intoxication of Percocet, Vicodin, Darvocet, Xanax and two antihistamines. Accidental.
Frank X. Leyendecker	1877–1924	Illustrator	Highly suspected morphine overdose. Suicide.
Debbie Linden	1961–1997	Model, actress	Heroin overdose.
Max Linder	1883–1925	Actor	Linder and his wife both drank Veronal, injected morphine and cut open the veins in their arms.
Eugene Lipscomb	1931–1963	American football player	Heroin overdose.
Eugenia Livanos	1927–1970	Wife of Stavros Niarchos	Barbiturate overdose.
Mike Lockwood, aka Crash Holly	1971–2003	Professional wrestler	Carisprodol and alcohol intoxication. Suicide.
Philip Loeb	1891–1955	Actor	Sleeping pill overdose. Suicide.
Trinity Loren, aka Roxanne McPherson	1964–1998	Pornographic actress	Prescription painkillers overdose. In a possible suicide.
Zoe Tamerlis Lund	1962–1999	Model, actress	Cocaine-induced heart attack.
Donyale Luna	1945–1979	Supermodel, actress	Unspecified drug overdose. Accidental.
Frankie Lymon	1942–1968	Singer	Heroin overdose.
Phil Lynott	1949–1986	Musician (Thin Lizzy)	Conflicting sources report various causes of death, including: heart and liver failure, heart failure and pneumonia after a drug overdose, and blood poisoning from heroin addiction.