Specific Intoxicants Involved in
Accidental Drug Overdose Deaths - 2004


Tally of Drug Induced Deaths Due to Accidental Overdose Involving Specified Intoxicants - 2004
ICD-10 Code Total for Cause Alcohol Cocaine Hallucinogens Marijuana Misc None Opioids Sedatives Solvents Stimulants Tobacco
X40 212 40 3 -- -- -- 165 3 -- -- -- 2
X41 1,300 218 9 -- 3 6 279 27 236 -- 690 11
X42 9,798 1,632 3,995 9 32 2 14 7,452 61 -- 19 131
X43 22 2 -- -- -- -- 20 -- -- -- -- --
X44 8,506 963 854 8 52 88 4,487 3,167 1,791 9 449 98
Totals 19,838 2,855 4,861 17 87 96 4,965 10,649 2,088 9 1,158 242


Percentage of Drug Induced Deaths Due to Accidental Overdose Involving Specified Intoxicants - 2004
Overall Distribution Distribution Within Cause of Death
ICD-10 Code % of Acc OD Total Alcohol Cocaine Hallucinogens Marijuana Misc None Opioids Sedatives Solvents Stimulants Tobacco
X40 1.07 18.9 1.4 -- -- -- 77.8 1.4 -- -- -- 0.94
X41 6.55 16.8 0.69 -- 0.23 0.46 21.5 2.1 18.2 -- 53.1 0.85
X42 49.4 16.7 40.8 0.09 0.33 0.02 0.14 76.1 0.62 -- 0.19 1.3
X43 0.1 9.1 -- -- -- -- 90.9 -- -- -- -- --
X44 42.9 11.3 10.0 0.09 0.61 1.0 52.8 37.2 21.1 0.11 5.3 1.2
Totals 100 14.4 24.5 0.086 0.44 0.48 25 53.7 10.5 0.045 5.8 1.2

Source: National Center for Health Statistics,
Multiple Cause of Death Public Use Files, 2004

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