Death by drug overdose would tend to be counted as accidental death.  But it&#x27;s easy to see that it could be a death by suicide.  So when people talk about the suicide rate they tend to also mention the suicide deaths that are hidden in the accidental deaths.<p>&gt; More people dying of drug overdoses can easily be pinned on the War on Drugs, which creates an ecosystem such that only brutal criminals get to distribute drugs,<p>Lots of US drug overdoses are people overdosing on prescribed opiates. (I agree the war on drugs has caused very great harm).