http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/08/23/1430617/apnewsbreak-no-illegal-drugs-in.html

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"LONDON -- Amy Winehouse had no illegal drugs in her system when she died, and it is still unclear what killed the singer, her family said Tuesday. The family said in a statement that toxicology tests showed "alcohol was present," but it hasn't yet been determined if it contributed to her death. The 27-year-old soul diva, who had battled drug and alcohol addiction for years, was found dead in her London home on July 23, and an initial post-mortem failed to determine the cause of death."

Yeah right

8/23/2011 11:48:34 AM

No mention of legal prescription drugs though............

8/23/2011 11:51:01 AM

I believe it.

Drugs are bad for your health even if you aren't using them.

And they're especially bad if you generally don't take care of yourself otherwise...like eating food with modest nutritional value.

8/23/2011 11:53:05 AM

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"MODEST NUTRITIONAL VALUE"

8/23/2011 11:55:47 AM

didnt they say she had alcohol induced seizures???

8/23/2011 11:57:39 AM

Yeah illegal drugs is only a small set of drugs that could have been in her body.

8/23/2011 12:00:45 PM

whoa...I need to google alcohol induced seizures! I wonder how alcohol affects the brain to cause the seizures?

8/23/2011 12:01:03 PM

I knew you could get seizures from not drinking. But you can get that from drinking, too?!?!

That stuff is the devil.

8/23/2011 12:05:22 PM

this thread . . . .


my mind is blown

[Edited on August 23, 2011 at 12:09 PM. Reason : I had this pegged as a sure thing Alcohol + pills ]

8/23/2011 12:08:16 PM

Rest in peace

8/23/2011 12:10:08 PM

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"No mention of legal prescription drugs though..........."

They wouldn't be "legal" prescription drugs if they were abused to the point of COD. That would then be illegal use of a controlled substance, right?

8/23/2011 12:12:54 PM

It is possible that multiple doctors unwittingly prescribed lethal amounts of drugs, right?

But even a single doctor that would prescribe her anything outside of Lunesta and maybe a small dose of anti-anxiety meds is seriously unethical.

8/23/2011 12:23:41 PM

If they were prescribed to her no news outlet would claim they were illegal. They don't dole out prescription meds one day at a time, so it wouldn't be surprising if she overdosed on a month's supply or a combination of several drugs. Furthermore, one can easily overdose on the meds used to prevent withdrawal from harsher drugs.

That said, I call b.s. on this statement from the family. I'm pretty sure they know exactly what killed her by now and they're opting not to release it. That's certainly their choice, but there is no point in making public statements if that is the case.

It's not uncommon for people just to tell everyone their child had a heart condition or something similar in these situations. The stigma of having a family member overdose and the fact that they don't want to tarnish the name of the deceased is a powerful thing.

[Edited on August 23, 2011 at 12:27 PM. Reason : s]

8/23/2011 12:26:07 PM

yes, alcohol induced.
i dont know the specifics but i just remember reading report on that.

i don't think it really applies to the general population though.
i think i remember seeing it being more probable for people with epilepsy and who are already prone to seizures.

8/23/2011 12:28:47 PM

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"I had this pegged as a sure thing Alcohol + pills"

Mmmm...there's a strong possibility that's still the case.

8/23/2011 12:47:47 PM

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"i think i remember seeing it being more probable for people with epilepsy and who are already prone to seizures."

I have a friend who is prone to having seizures in general. One thing that is he figured out is that some of them happened the day after a night of drinking. He no longer drinks at all, but even back then he was a very occasional drinker, so it became pretty obvious that the alcohol had some kind of seizure causing effect on him.

8/23/2011 12:59:21 PM

Well, she was emaciated and filthy, and she also had bulimia. Streetwalkers take better car of themselves than she did. No telling what kinda infections/viruses she had or how her systems were acting...

^That's crazy!!!

[Edited on August 23, 2011 at 1:05 PM. Reason : sss]

8/23/2011 1:05:24 PM