I'm not sure exactly how I ended up at this article, my search was actually for hypoallergenic skin care products. I can only assume it was something I was meant to see and wanted to share it with others who are prone to binge drinking. It's an interview with Amy Winehouse's father and the cause of her death.
He said the Grammy-winning jazz singer, who famously struggled with a crippling alcohol and drug addiction, had quit drinking before her death on July 23 at the age of 27. She'd suffered a series of seizures "brought on by this binge drinking and then stopping," and thinks a seizure killed her. "She should have detoxed medically," he said.
"We really felt like we were out of the woods," Winehouse said of his daughter, who'd been in and out of rehab for alcohol in recent months. "When she wasn't drinking, she was absolutely on top of the world."
A toxicology report stating the official cause of death will be released next month. An earlier report found "no illegal substances" in her system but there were traces of alcohol and Librium, a prescription drug to combat anxiety and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. Her family alleges she had not taken drugs in three years.
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When the news of her death hit the airwaves, personally I just assumed she overdosed on heroin. I figured perhaps she increased her dosage to reach the desired euphoric high because after time smaller doses are not as effective.
The article really struck me. Even though it was probably the mixture of alcohol and Librium, it's enough to make me think.
.......she died from a seizure......
I've never had a seizure after one of my binge drinking episodes but I'm sure it's only a matter of time.



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