Recreational Intoxicant Induced Deaths
1979-1998

Source: Centers for Disease Control
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Recreational Intoxicant Deaths 1979-1998
Year	Alcohol	Opiates	Cocaine	Tobacco	Amphetamines	Glue	Hallucinogens	Marijuana
1979	18,951	367	123	48	23	11	3	0
1980	19,765	335	112	46	19	9	2	1
1981	18,660	420	164	59	20	6	3	3
1982	17,541	576	171	45	25	6	0	0
1983	17,400	524	243	77	33	4	3	0
1984	17,606	651	431	72	28	13	3	0
1985	17,741	887	416	119	35	9	5	0
1986	17,425	955	663	108	50	11	4	0
1987	17,819	632	835	154	43	6	2	0
1988	18,872	823	1,195	161	79	12	4	1
1989	19,810	993	1,184	210	91	19	6	2
1990	19,757	961	840	239	77	13	3	1
1991	19,233	923	1,311	193	53	12	2	0
1992	19,568	1,344	1,186	230	137	12	1	2
1993	19,557	1,792	1,283	267	178	9	3	1
1994	20,163	1,824	1,560	297	249	7	6	2
1995	20,231	2,298	1,395	310	239	6	8	0
1996	19,770	2,264	1,647	372	222	10	4	3
1997	19,576	2,604	1,565	323	267	7	2	1
1998	19,515	2,947	1,802	348	193	8	3	6
Grand Totals	378,960	24,120	18,126	3,678	2,061	190	67	23

These deaths are only those which were determined to be directly caused by use of the indicated substances.

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