The sad and mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Amy Winehouse have left me baffled. The unfortunate truth is that either account is believable. Her family says it was alcohol withdrawal.
A drug dealer has come forward saying that he arranged for Amy to buy some drugs from another drug dealer referred to as “Mr. Big”. He says she purchased 1/2 oz. crack and a 1/2 oz. heroin.
Police are saying that there was no evidence of drugs or even paraphernalia in the house. Her family says she had been clean off drugs for years and was trying to quit alcohol. They believe she had a heart attack or seizure from trying to go cold turkey.
They did an autopsy but it came up inconclusive; toxicology will take a few more weeks to be done.
The family is setting up a fund to set up a rehab center for young people struggling with addiction.
The thing is that either way, Amy is gone; addiction can take so much from us and finally take our lives: whether we relapse and overdose, or try to quit cold turkey and seize and die.
Celebrities like Amy Winehouse are often surrounded by alcohol and drugs and they have the means to buy anything they want. That must make it even more difficult to stay sober.
Stay alert people… reach out for help if you feel yourself sinking, watch out for the signs, you know the drill; even the exceptionally talented and rich have the same issues we face. The feelings of anxiety, anger, shame and sadness are not ours alone. We are all humans and just like Amy being in and out of rehab, we all struggle. Get informed in how to live healthily even with this disease of addiction and stay in the fight for your life.
Update
As of this week(August 24, 2011) the family has received the toxicology report and they have said that there were no illegal substances in Amy’s body. There is alcohol present, however, but we still don’t know if it played a part in her death.
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Thanks so much for writing about how dangerous withdrawal from alcohol can be. Can’t wait to read more about recovery on your blog.
Yes, the roller coaster ride of addiction doesn’t always have a Hollywood ending hey. Let’s hope something useful can come in the wake of this tragedy.
Alcohol withdrawals can actually kill you! This informative article speaks more about it. http://wedorecover.com/articles/article/alcohol-detox-advice.html
Great blog – thanks for sharing!
Pure fucking crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Big thumbs down
uh, what’s pure crap Larry? Seems a useful recovery related article to me, advising people of the dangers of alcohol withdrawal and staying alert to potential relapse warning signs.
I have worked with recovering addicts for 4 years now, and am one myself. In that time I had a counselee (who will remain nameless) who died from alcohol withdrawl. He returned to drinking after walking out of the program I work for. He was 42.
I have helped many go through the detoxification process, and the worst two are opiates and alcohol, and in my opinion alcohol is the worse of the two. When you have a true drunk who goes to bed with a bottle and wakes up with one, they experience symptoms worse than most of your heroin addicts.