Coroner: Amy Winehouse Drank Herself to Death

Subject: Coroner: Amy Winehouse Drank Herself to Death Thu 27 Oct 2011, 4:43 am

http://www.tmz.com/2011/10/26/amy-winehouse-alcohol-abuse-factor-death/#.TqkK_LKyBHc

Amy Winehouse's blood alcohol level was more than 4 times the legal limit at the time of her death ... this according to the coroner who says the singer died as a direct result of over-consumption.

Coroner Suzanne Greenaway described the situation as, "Death by misadventure" ... noting that Winehouse voluntarily pounded an extraordinary amount of liquor in the hours before she died on July 23.

Winehouse -- who battled substance abuse issues for years -- was 27 years old at the time of her death.

Amy's family released a statement ... saying, "It is some relief to finally find out what happened to Amy. We understand there was alcohol in her system when she passed away, it is likely a build up of alcohol in her system over a number of days."

The statement continues, "The court heard that Amy was battling hard to conquer her problems with alcohol and it is a source of great pain to us that she could not win in time. She had started drinking again that week after a period of abstinence."

"It underlines how important our work with the Amy Winehouse Foundation is to us, to help as many young people and children as we can in her name."

"It means a lot to us and from the overwhelming messages of support we have had since Amy died, we know she meant a great deal to people all over the world. We want to thank everyone for that and for their continuing enthusiasm for the Foundation."

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Does this surprise you?

doesnt surprise me one bit

Yeah me neither.

Shame but she didn't get the help she needed and this happened..

Wonder if she would have changed her ways had she seen her future?

she saw her future, didnt care and wrote a song about not going to rehab. i feel no remorse for people who throw their life away without trying to change

She was in and out of rehab for both drugs and drinking, so nope.

I can't say that I'm surprised given her battle with drugs and alcohol. Even with this being the cause, it is still such a sad thing. She was ridiculously talented it would have been nice to see her get back on her feet.

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