AMY WINEHOUSE found dead. Rehab songster struggled with drugs and demons

Image via WikipediaBy Randy Economy

I am watching BBC right now and they are showing the home of Grammy Award winning singer Amy Winehouse who has reportedly died today at the age of 27.
   How sad.  Amy was an incredible talent who had dealt with drugs and booze for most of her life.   Sad sad sad.

I loved her music.  As a matter of fact, I have her CD in my car and listen to it daily.
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She lived hard, and died hard.  In an odd way, her life and death will serve as a reminder about the power of REHAB for addicts, and how it can save lives.

 Winehouse's battles with substance abuse were the subject of much media attention. In various interviews, she admitted to having problems with self-harm, depression and eating disorders. 


In 2005, she went through a period of drinking, heavy drug use, violent mood swings and weight loss. People who saw her during the end of that year and early 2006 reported a rebound that coincided with the writing of Back to Black.  Her family believes that the mid-2006 death of her grandmother, who was a stabilising influence, set her off into addiction.In August 2007, Winehouse cancelled a number of shows in the UK and Europe, citing exhaustion and ill health. She was hospitalised during this period for what was reported as an overdose of heroin, ecstasy, cocaine, ketamine and alcohol.  Winehouse told a magazine that the drugs were to blame for her hospitalisation and that "I really thought that it was over for me then." Soon after, Winehouse's father commented that when he had made public statements regarding her problems, he was using the media because it seemed the only way to get through to her.

On 2 December 2007, images of the singer outside her home in the early morning hours, barefoot and wearing only a bra and jeans, appeared on the internet and in tabloid newspapers. In a statement, her spokesman blamed paparazzi harassment for the incident. The spokesman reported that the singer was in a physician-supervised program and was channelling her difficulties by writing a lot of music. The British tabloid The Sun posted a video of a woman, alleged to be Winehouse, apparently smoking crack cocaine and speaking of having taken ecstasy and valium. Winehouse's father moved in with her, andIsland Records, her record label, announced the abandonment of plans for an American promotion campaign on her behalf. In late January 2008, Winehouse reportedly entered a rehabilitation facility for a two-week treatment program.

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