19 Celebrities Who Died Of Alcohol & Drug Overdoses (PHOTOS)

The Glee singer and actor died at 31 in a Vancouver hotel as a result of an alcohol and heroin overdose. His girlfriend at the time, Lea Michele, recently took to Instagram to honor the anniversary of Monteith's death. Michele posted, "Today we remember the laughter and joy you brought into our lives every day. We think of you always and love you so." 

It was the night before the Grammys, February 11, 2012, when this pop diva checked into room 434 of the Beverly Hilton. She was scheduled to appear at Clive Davis's pre-Grammy party, but the star never made it. Houston was found in the bathtub of her hotel room, prescription bottles littering the room. The vocalist ingested cocaine, Flexeril, marijuana, and Xanax and fell into a deep sleep in the bathtub. Sadly, her daughter, Bobbi Kristina, also was found unconscious in a bathtub, and has since passed away.

This Oscar-winning actor was tragically found dead with a needle in his arm in February 2014. A combination of heroin, cocaine and other drugs took the Capote star's life in his Manhattan apartment. The actor had three children with his partner, Mimi O'Donnell.

This Texan rose to stardom as Playboy's Playmate of the Year in 1993. Smith modeled for Guess and H&M, and her marriage to J. Howard Marshall, who was 90 when the blond bombshell married him, led many to call her a gold digger. Sadly Smith passed away due to an overdose of chloral hydrate and benzodiazepines in 2007. She left behind an infant daughter when she was found dead in a Hollywood, Florida, hotel room.

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Known as the King of Pop, Jackson was reportedly introverted, odd and quiet. Alas the icon kept his prescription drug habit well hidden. He left a nation mourning when he died of cardiac arrest due to an acute propofol and benzodiazepines intoxication.

The Girl Interrupted and Clueless star reportedly died of a drug overdose, but many don't buy into this theory. Mystery has surrounded her death for years, and some even speculate that she was murdered. Her father even ordered a second set of lab tests to prove his theory, but the results were not conclusive. The star passed away at the age of 32 in 2009.

This Australian actor had just finished his dark role as the Joker in the Batman saga, The Dark Knight, when he was found dead due to a combination of prescription pain killers, sleeping pills, and anti-anxiety drugs. He was only 28. He left behind a daughter, Matilda, whom he had with his former girlfriend, Michelle Williams. 

Plagued by a life of drugs and alcohol, Winehouse succumbed to the struggles she faced throughout her 27 years, dying of alcohol poisoning on July 23, 2011 (her blood alcohol content was five times the legal limit). The Back to Black singer known for her sultry voice and retro looks famously said, "I don't want to die." 

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This 90s teen heartthrob who rose to fame in The Client died in his Los Angeles home from an overdose of heroin and morphine. He was only 25.

Born Norma Jean, Monroe was the ultimate sex symbol of her time. The Some Like It Hot and How To Marry A Millionaire star died in 1962 of a prescription drug overdose. Cryptic letters and personal relationships with both John and Robert Kennedy led many to wonder if the overdose was indeed accidental.

One of the best known electric guitarists in the world, Hendrix and his Fender guitar revolutionized the music scene in the 1960s, but his drug addiction was no secret. Hendrix died on September 18, 1970, at the age of 27 in London after a deadly dose of alcohol and drugs. The musician passed out and reportedly choked to death on his own vomit.

This original wild child was only 27 when she died of a heroin overdose on October 4, 1970, at the Hollywood Landmark Hotel. Pearl was her last and most successful album. While she struggled outwardly with addiction, the "First Lady of Rock and Roll" was known for her sultry vocals and is considered a music legend.

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"LA Woman," "Light My Fire" -- these songs by the Doors are the epitome of classic rock. The music industry lost a legend when the Doors frontman was found dead in a bathtub in Paris. While the official cause of death was heart failure, there is speculation that a combination of alcohol and barbiturates led to the heart attack.

One half of the 1990s rap duo Kris Kross, Kelly rocketed to stardom with the single "Jump." At the time, the rapper was known for wearing his clothes backwards. On May 1, 2013, at only 32, he was found unresponsive in his home and later died in an Atlanta hospital. His death was the result of a cocaine and heroin overdose.

This teen heartthrob was only 23 when he died on a Halloween night outside the Viper Room nightclub in West Hollywood. Surrounded by his brother, sister and girlfriend, the young star had already had five seizures by the time the paramedics arrived. The environmentalist and animal rights advocate died after injecting speedballs, a mixture of heroin and cocaine. Known most for his role in Stand by Me, Phoenix appeared in more than 24 films.

It's hard to imagine this funny man as having demons. His knee-slapping SNL skits as a Chippendales dancer as well as roles with David Spade in Tommy Boy and Blacksheep kept America laughing. Just like another famous comedian, John Belushi, Farley died of a cocaine and morphine overdose at 33.

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A speedball, the lethal combination of cocaine and heroin injected simultaneously, led to Belushi's death in 1982. Found in a bungalow at the famed Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, Belushi was known as a party guy. The fast life caught up with the Animal House and Blues Brothers star when he passed away at 33.

The singer/actor known as the "King of Rock N Roll" got hips shaking with "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Don't Be Cruel." Women everywhere would melt each time he took the stage. At only 42, Elvis Aaron Presley died of a methaqualone, codeine, barbiturate and cocaine overdose in 1977.

The life of this three-time world championship surfer was paralleled in the movie Blue Horizons. A drug addiction claimed his life at only 32. He was found in a Texas hotel room with alprazolam, zolpidem, cocaine and methamphetamine in his body.