Many people believe that artists stand a higher chance of suffering and dying from drug overdoses and related health issues than the normal population. Evidence supporting this has been controversial, and many believe that there is little or no connection. This is a list of artists who died from drug overdoses, drug abuse-related illnesses and accidents caused largely by intoxication.
... Quacks do not have these ethical constraints.
Side effects from real treatment. Anti-cancer drugs and radical surgery can have very distressing side effects. ...