Amy Winehouse Found Dead

[gee]

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/sto...pphu-container

Have to say no. You can't help someone unless they want to be helped. ANd it's quite clear Amy didn't want to be helped.
If people wonder why my feelings are strong on this,all I can say is personal experience with an addict. He ended up OD but not before putting the rest of his family and friends through hell. And he had no qualms about using their fears, sadness or hope in order to get more drugs. At some point, you just have to accept the person isn't going to make it and cut them from your lives until they either clean up or pass away.

@Ninja0980
That's exactly why this disease is a family disease and never just affects the individual addicted. My mother has had a good nights rest now for over 4 1/2 years because her daughter is sober! Every time I hear a person say I never did anything to my family while I was drinking and using I always remind them of this.

[TheMorningStar]

Without an official cause of death she might have choked on a sausage for all we know.

[princessgrandma]

I don't care what anyone says. It IS tragic when a person dies way too young, whether it's by accident or by their own actions. It seems that young stars (singing and acting) who have what's seen as a meteoric rise in fame, going from nothing to stardom in a short time, are destined to burn out too early. I wasn't necessarily a fan but I do recognize talent when I see it.

It's been said that you can't help someone who doesn't want to help themselves and it's true. It's still a shame. I've read that she was prone to seizures and that that, not drugs, might be a main cause of death, but then I read that she just bought drugs so it could be either or both. Ketamine? Isn't that horse tranquilizer or something?? Holy shit.

I'm sorry she never got to be the wife and mum she always thought she should be.

[Nell]

Last known pics of Amy.


Taken the day before she died.

It is being reported that she went to the DR., got an all clear and then went and bought just a shit ton of drugs, went home and checked in with her bodyguard, passed out in her room and died. So she had someone with her, but not someone that gave a shit, as she wasn't found till 4pm.

TRAGIC Amy Winehouse may have been dead for up to six hours before her body was discovered lying in bed, cops fear.
The star, 27, last spoke to her security team at 10am on Saturday. She was found at home in Camden, North London, at 4pm. Medics said she’d been dead several hours. Police sources reported no sign of drugs at the house.
Amy’s doctor examined her the evening before her death - and gave her the all clear.
A source said: “The doctor was happy with her condition. When he left on Friday night he had no concerns. Less than 24 hours later she was found dead.

I’m not really sure why people are making a big deal of the fact that she was dead for up to 6 hours. She looked like a corpse even before all this, and she was in bed. The guy is a bodyguard, not a necrophiliac.

Anyway, back in reality, the Daily Mail says this dirty junkie died as she lived: high as fuck.

The sordid details of Amy Winehouse’s final hours emerged today, with claims that she bought a cocktail of narcotics including cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine.
Although the exact cause of death has not yet been released by police, it is claimed she was seen buying drugs from a dealer in Camden just after 10:30pm on Friday.

So she saw her doctor Friday night, then went out and bought a ton of drugs and got high, then came home and checked in with her bodyguard, the overdosed in her sleep.

http://www.wwtdd.com/2011/07/aamy-wi...fling-mystery/

Not that this means she was clean of course. It’s still a million miles from how she looked before the drugs, and today Moby talked to the Hollywood Reporter about watching her at the Tubrog Festival on June 18th, which would end up being her final performance.

Making his way to the side of the stage while Winehouse was already on, Moby took in the troubling sight. “Amy was just standing there, swaying back and forth and mumbling occasionally,” he recalls. “The band were playing quietly and looking uncomfortable and the audience was looking on in disbelief.” He, too, could not believe his eyes.
“She was on stage for about 30 minutes, then she left and was lying down on a flight case backstage surrounded by some people,” Moby continues. “I was horrified.”

http://www.wwtdd.com/2011/07/the-las...amy-winehouse/

<--------- Performance Moby was talking about.

Now, it is sad she died, but she wanted to die. She had to have wanted to die, because she did a damn good job of trying for death.

[nopatience]

Wow, she almost looked healthy. If that is all true, it sounds like a suicide to me. There is no way in hell someone can ingest that many different drugs at one time and expect to walk away - JMO. How lonely her life must have been. To me, that is the saddest part.

[Rockin Ma]

But why was she at the dr? What condition was she following up on?

[nopatience]

But why was she at the dr? What condition was she following up on?

Amy's doctor examined her the evening before her death - and gave her the all clear.

The singer was having regular check-ups because her drink and drug battles had left her so frail.

A source said: "The doctor was happy with her condition. When he left on Friday night he had no concerns. Less than 24 hours later she was found dead.

"Amy's health has been very fragile and she has been having a series of check-ups."



Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...#ixzz1T9n9aoHl

It looks like she was having regular checkups because of past substance abuse and health issues.

[Nell]

But why was she at the dr? What condition was she following up on?

Who knows? You do that many drugs you need to see a DR. on the regular I would think.

Winehouse’s health issues as early as September 2008 perplexed fans and family. Family members and reps said Winehouse, beyond substance abuse, battled lung and possible heart medical ailments as well.

On September 2008, Winehouse attracted concerns for her health after she was spotted walking around with cuts on her legs and arms. Winehouse, however, had appeared professionally in tune, finishing up a DJ and acoustic set earlier that day at the Monarch pub in Camden.

But Winehouse’s appearance by 2008 looked nothing like her appearance when she first debuted musically in 2003.

Often her closest aides were unsure about her health conditions. On June 2008, Amy Winehouse had learned that she faced possible emphysema and could die, if she doesn’t stop drugs. Her father told news at the time “To think this could be my beautiful 24-year-old daughter’s life is preposterous. But if drugs mean more to her than breathing properly, then so be it.”

He added “But the doctors have told her if she goes back to smoking drugs it won’t just ruin her voice, it will kill her” Mitch told news at the time.

Her rep would later claim that the singer didn’t have emphysema but had conditions which could lead to emphysema.

In June 2008, doctors were still uncertain about her health conditions. In light of today’s medical advances, it was peculiar for news to report at the time that doctors found Winehouse’s health tests as repeatedly “inconclusive”.

“She’s staying there for the time being. They are still not quite sure what happened and the tests were inconclusive” her reps said during a June 2008 hospitalization. “Doctors want to get to the bottom of it before releasing her. There will be further tests and they will keep her under observation. She seems to be fine … but they are taking their time to be sure.”

http://news.lalate.com/2011/07/23/am...cted-tomorrow/

[MC30]

sweet little girl with a beautiful voice that couldn't handle her demons. 'nuff said
wish i had her tits though

[Dakota Valkyrie]

Winehouse has now been sober for a week.

[Nell]

But Amy's story is a classic tragedy. A story of a woman whose unique ability to keep living was matched only by her desire to die. You could take her career, her teeth, every ounce of her life-sustaining body fat, and she would not stop. Her's was a heart that beat so fierce, that even in the bloodless hollow of a battered shell of a body, there was the thump of determination. Someone else would have given up. Gone to rehab. Or jumped in front of a moving train. But Amy said, "Screw you, heroin. Get into my body and get the job done. Nice and slow." And so it did. It may have taken seven years, but Amy finally got her wish of fatally overdosing on junk.


And some people see that steadfast dedication to suicide. That blind determination to be a living tragedy and can't help thinking about those other people -- God-smacked by the tragic -- who had to witness this. The young cancer-riddled mothers clinging to life, forced to suck up chemotherapy in the hopes it will keep them alive long enough to see their child's third birthday. Or children afflicted with horrific diseases identified by foreign names and numbers. Or anyone living in tremendous pain, but still praying for another day of life. How debilitating to their struggle to watch a celebrity throw it all away in a constant game of Russian roulette that inexplicably took years to end? And we think, Well that death makes sense. All is right with the world. That was supposed to happen. That can't be us. And we do not cry.


Read more: When Is It Too Soon To Make Fun of a Tragedy? | Cracked.com http://www.cracked.com/blog/when-it-...#ixzz1To999xJs

This sums up how I, and alot of others feel.

[Rockin Ma]

They said on the radio today this month she was to start paperwork to adopt a 10 y/o little girl from an island somewhere. Met the little girls grandmother in a bar when she spent time there.

[malq]

Did we get the results of the autopsy yet?

[Rockin Ma]

From 2008

Amy Winehouse's father Mitch has revealed that his daughter has contracted lung emphysema and that she might be confined to a wheelchair within a month if she continues using drugs. The doctors have warned the singer that she could be forced to wear a permanent oxygen mask if she doesn't listen to their advice. Mitch says "To think this could be my beautiful 24-year-old daughter's life is preposterous. But if drugs mean more to her than breathing properly, then so be it. But the doctors have told her if she goes back to smoking drugs it won't just ruin her voice, it will kill her." He has also said that he doesn't want Amy hanging out with her old friends anymore and that includes Pete Doherty. Source: Mailonsunday.com.

Not a news site http://www.posh24.com/amy_winehouse/amy_winehouse_sick

Well, it seems Amy's pushed her envelop past the point of no return at the ripe old age of 24. Her Dad blurted out her respiratory illness and warned drug dealers who continue to supply her with crack "must take responsibility". No, that's not gonna work. Drug dealers don't have a conscience. There won't be any change of heart on that end.

http://divacosmos.blogspot.com/2008/...of-tricks.html

[Rockin Ma]

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/166...thdrawal.jhtml

speculation she died from alcohol withdrawal.

[Deja]

I LOVE Amy Winehouse, her voice, her music, her talent...I'm so sad she left us so young. RIP Amy from a longtime fan.

[Nell]

http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/w...ouse_death.htm

Aside from her being a psychological and physical disaster, I've only ever heard good things about her as a human. She was described as "a sparkly character," and she always had a moment for fans. Even if they rang her doorbell unannounced, Amy would always spare the time. That alone sets her apart from most.

On the downside, while on holiday back in 2009: a source at a resort claimed that "She walks around in the same grimy bikini bottoms each day with her boobs on show, gets drunk, gropes waiters and is rude to male staff. She’s hardly the most popular guest."

Lots of pics. I like this one.

[Dakota Valkyrie]

It's really sad that someone gets to be famous for her fuckups more than her talent. It she hadn't died so young, would she have still been famous in for anything beyond her current stuff? The world will never know. Hundreds of others are also flash-in-the pan artists and no one celebrates their few years of stardom (except VH1 in their "Where are they now" specials)

And in good news, she's now 25 days clean and sober.

[penelopejo]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...77M40U20110823

Toxicology tests showed there were no illegal substances in British singer Amy Winehouse's system when she died last month aged 27, her spokesman said on Tuesday.

In a statement, he added that alcohol was present, but that it could not be determined what part, if any, it played in her death.

"Toxicology results returned to the Winehouse family by authorities have confirmed that there were no illegal substances in Amy's system at the time of her death," the statement read.

"Results indicate that alcohol was present but it cannot be determined as yet if it played a role in her death."

More at the link.


I can't help but wonder if she had an organ fail on her from all the past drug and alcohol abuse. But wouldn't they have been able to find that out when they autopsied her body?

[TheMorningStar]

Trying to detox from alcohol, Amy Winehouse may have overdosed on a powerful anti-anxiety drug and suffered a seizure, says her father, Mitch Winehouse, adding fresh detail to the picture of the tragic end of a talented, short life.Speaking in his first interview since the British neo-soul singer was found dead in her bed in London on July 23, Mitch Winehouse told CNN newsman-turned-talk-show host Anderson Cooper that traces of the prescription drug Librium, which also is used to treat withdrawal symptoms during detox from alcoholism, were found in his daughter's body.
"Everything Amy did, she did to excess," Winehouse said during the taping of Cooper's new show, Anderson, debuting Monday. "She drank to excess and did detox to excess."
He said shortly before her death she had seizures brought on by alcohol withdrawal but had been improving. "The periods of abstinence were becoming longer, and the periods of drinking were becoming shorter," he said, dabbing tears during video clips of his daughter, the Associated Press reported.
Winehouse acknowledged he was speculating about what had happened; the full picture won't emerge until after the official inquest into her death, set to begin next month in London. Amy Winehouse had suffered from drug and alcohol addictions for years.

http://content.usatoday.com/communit...ure-dad-says/1

[VXIII]

[QUOTE]
LOS ANGELES, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The father of singer Amy Winehouse said that his daughter had the prescription medication Librium in her system when she died of a seizure in July, according to media reports on Friday.

At a taping of a segment for journalist Anderson Cooper’s new talk show “Anderson,” which debuts on Monday, Mitch Winehouse repeated past statements that his daughter had no illegal drugs in her system.

“What happened to Amy wasn’t anything to do with drugs,” he said. A video portion of the interview is posted on celebrity website TMZ.com.

The 27-year-old soul singer scored hits with such songs as “Rehab” and “Back to Black,” which was the title track of her smash hit 2006 album. But even as Winehouse rose to stardom, she battled drug and alcohol addiction.

When she died on July 23, it was widely assumed that substance abuse was the root cause. Toxicology results from an autopsy released by the family late last month showed no illegal substances and some alcohol, although how it contributed to her death was not made clear.

Mitch Winehouse told Cooper that the only drug in her system was a small amount of Librium, which is used to help people overcome alcohol detoxification.

The appearance on Cooper’s talk show “Anderson” is the Winehouse family’s first major TV interview since the British singer’s death at her home in London. [QUOTE]http://www.vancouversun.com/health/W...773/story.html

[Rockin Ma]

may have overdosed on a powerful anti-anxiety drug and suffered a seizure, says her father, Mitch Winehouse,

was a small amount of Librium

Which is it?

[Dakota Valkyrie]

I like how they make it sound like she was doing so good and taking medicine for withdrawal. She may well have been but they kinda gloss over that Librium is a benzodiazepine drug - like Xanax, Ativan, and Valium (among others). Mix it with alcohol and it's even better... and more deadly.

[VXIII]

Exactly, she could have been sucking those things down like candy and probobly was...

[princessgrandma]

Having dealt with depression and anxiety for most of my life, I can't imagine trying to deal with an addiction such as what she was dealing with on top of all that. I take specific meds in specific dosage for specific conditions, and nothing else. Librium can be dangerous on its own, but to combine it with alcohol or something else, that's a suicide going somewhere to happen.

I occasionally have one drink with dinner on the rare occasions that we go out. After I am home, I skip the nightly dose of meds. I don't know if this is the right or good thing to do, but it's what I do. I joke about things, but I don't smoke pot, and haven't in over 20 years, since I was actually diagnosed as bipolar with PTSD. I have trouble handling life straight. Messed up, I'd really be a walking loaded cannon. Some people see themselves as all-powerful, unconquerable, but we are all really just human. I know I am.

It's a shame what happened to Amy Winehouse, but I honestly think that, like so many who've died before her, this was something that was inevitable. It truly is like she wanted to die, I think.

[Dakota Valkyrie]

In other news, Winehouse has now been sober for 535 days.

A new investigation into the death of singer Amy Winehouse found that she died of accidental alcohol poisoning, authorities in London said Tuesday.

The conclusion was the same as that of an earlier investigation, which had to be thrown out because the coroner did not have the right qualifications.
[...]

Dr Shirley Radcliffe, interim coroner for Inner North London, gave a verdict of "death by misadventure" Tuesday, meaning the death is judged to be accidental, with no law broken and no criminal negligence involved.
[...]

"She had had a period of abstinence from alcohol for 12-13 days in July but a few days before her death she began to drink alcohol again.

"Following her death the police attended and deemed the death to be non-suspicious. Toxicological analysis revealed a level of alcohol commonly associated with fatality."

The original coroner, Suzanne Greenaway, lost her position as assistant deputy coroner, to which she was appointed by her husband, London Coroner Andrew Reid, after it was discovered that she had not been a registered lawyer in the United Kingdom for the requisite five years.

Greenaway's report also concluded that Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning, in a "death by misadventure."

A pathologist told Greenaway's court that Winehouse's blood-alcohol level was 416 milligrams per 100 milliliters of blood. The level considered lethal is 350 milligrams per 100 milliliters of blood, and the legal limit to drive in Britain is 80 milligrams of alcohol.

The pathologist found no traces of tablets in Winehouse's stomach and said her organs appeared to be normal.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/08/showbi...est/index.html

[Gaudy Butterfly]

A pathologist told Greenaway's court that Winehouse's blood-alcohol level was 416 milligrams per 100 milliliters of blood. The level considered lethal is 350 milligrams per 100 milliliters of blood, and the legal limit to drive in Britain is 80 milligrams of alcohol.[/url]

Bloody hell! Was there any actual blood left in her alcohol stream?

[Pete Bondurant]

She is still dead?

[Gaudy Butterfly]

She is still dead?

Unless she is about to stage the greatest comeback since Lazarus.

[TheMorningStar]

She is still dead?

Probably well preserved.

What? Too soon?