16 Celebrity Drug Overdoses We Should Have Seen Coming By Joanne  [46 more lists]

Considered by some to be the greatest electric guitarist in the history of rock music. He was well-known for his use of psychedelic drugs, most notably LSD, and his angry tirades when consumed with alcohol.

A drug-drenched life of rock and roll finally led to a respiratory arrest caused by alcohol, barbituate, and vomit inhalation on September 18, 1970.

An American comedian, actor, and musician most known for his work on Saturday Night Live.

There were stories that after SNL rehearsals, Belushi would walk unannounced into nearby homes of friends or strangers exhausted, scrounging for food, and often falling asleep unable to be located for the next day's work.

He was found dead on March 5, 1982 due to a speedball, the combined injection of cocaine and heroin.

The lead singer and guitarist of Californian band Sublime.

He struggled with heroin addiction in the start of his career and justified it as aiding his artistic creativity. Even after he found success with a major label, though, Nowell continued the drugs and produced "Pool Shark," a song about his struggle with addiction.

On May 25, 1996, shortly before the release of Sublime's major debut, Nowell was found dead due to a heroin overdose.

An American singer and songwriter. She experimented with a variety of drugs and drank heavily throughout her life, and died at 27 from a result of heroin overdose and alcohol consumption.

A video of her parents reading fan letters.

Best known for her lead role in the movie The Wizard of Oz.

The singer and actress struggled with weight gain and drug addiction for much of her life.

She was married 5 times, and at several times in her life, she attempted suicide but eventually died of an accidental overdose of barbiturates at the age of 47.

Lead singer for the famous band, The Doors.

Having struggled with with both drug and alcohol abuse throughout his life, Jim Morrison died of a heart attack triggered by an accidental heroin overdose at the age of 27.

If you're a big fan of Morrison and want to visit his last U.S. home click here. Pay tribute to this great musician!

American actress who starred in films like Clueless, Girl, Interrupted, and 8 Mile, to name a few. She collapsed in her bathroom on December 20, 2009. The primary cause was pneumonia, with secondary factors of iron-deficiency anemia and multiple drug intoxication.

The drug overdose is what did her in, as vomit was found all around the surrounding areas where her body was discovered.

This is video footage of her shortly before her death.

A 1980s teenage hearthrob and idol known for his roles in films like Lucas, Murphy's Romance, The Lost Boys, License to Drive, and Dream a Little Dream.

However, later decades weren't as good to him: he filed for bankruptcy in 1997, had an unsuccessful direct-to-video film Without Malice in 2000, and went to drug addiction treatment

After a minor comeback, Haim d**d on March 10, 2010 from pneumonia, with many believing his past drug addiction caused a weakened immune system.

Click on the video tribute to one of The Lost Boys to the right.

The bassist of the Sex Pistols and inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Ten days after a drug-stained stabbing of Nancy Spungen on October 12, 1978, Sid Vicious attempted suicide by unsuccessfully slitting his wrists.

However, it was on February 1, 1979 at his post-bail party that Sid overdosed on heroin and was found dead with a suicide note in his jacket.

See his behavior in this video report.

A Playboy model, actress, television personality and sex symbol, Anna Nicole Smith was found dead on February 8, 2007 with a lethal combination of chloral hydrate and various benzodiasepines in her system.

Her death strangely mirrored her idol Marilyn Monroe's, but with the addition of her son's tragic death and a media-swarmed child custody battle before her demise.

Most of these people are their own worst enemy, her dramatic weight gain/weight loss and drunken behavior at awards shows (to the right) should have been a marker that she wasn't going to be with us for much longer.