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The following is a list of notable people who have died from drug-related causes.

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  • Alan Ladd (50) - actor, acute overdose of alcohol and hypnotic barbiturates, probable suicide [10].
  • Arcadia Lake (33) - pornographic actress, drug overdose.
  • Barbara La Marr (29) - actress, drug-related death in Hollywood.
  • Karen Lancaume (32) - pornographic actress, overdose of temazepam (suicide).
  • Carole Landis (29) - actress, overdose of barbiturates (suicide).
  • Heath Ledger (28) - actor, accidental death Combined Drug Intoxication of various prescription drugs, including oxycodone, hydrocodone, temazepam, and others[11].
  • Bruce Lee (32) - actor, martial artist, died of acute cerebral edema due to a reaction to compounds present in the prescription pain killing drug Equagesic.
  • Gerald Levert (40) - R&B singer, son of O'Jays singer Eddie Levert - accidental combination of prescription medications.
  • Frank X. Leyendecker - illustrator, drug overdose.
  • Debbie Linden (36) - glamour model & actress, heroin overdose.
  • Eugene Lipscomb (31) - American football player, heroin overdose.
  • Mike Lockwood (32) - professional wrestler, choked on his own vomit after overdose of painkillers and alcohol.
  • Trinity Loren (real name: Joyce Evelyn McPherson; 34) - porn star, model, and stripper, accidental overdose of prescription painkillers.
  • Bela Lugosi (73) - actor, drug-related heart attack.
  • Zoe Tamerlis Lund (37 - former child musical prodigy turned model, actress, and writer, heart failure due to heroin use.
  • Donyale Luna (34) - first notable African American supermodel & actress, drug overdose.
  • Frankie Lymon (25) - musician, doo wop singer, heroin overdose.
  • Aaron Lynch (48) - writer on memetics, opiate-based painkiller overdose (coroner ruled accidental death.)
  • Phil Lynott (36) - musician, Thin Lizzy, health breakdown caused by a heroin overdose. (speedball.)

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See also

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