Winehouse did eventually agree to go to rehab, and more than once, but the months and years in between her brief attempts at sober living were increasingly sordid and sad, filled with private chaos performed for the public. Back in Black was released in the United States in March , at which point she was fully in the grip of drink and drugs.
Magazine profiles documented her inebriated storming of the United States, where she played festivals and made TV appearances that were increasingly erratic and then disastrous. Her U. Soon after, in January , footage of the singer smoking crack showed up in the English tabloid The Sun. The arrested prompted her first stab at rehab, though not before she performed for the live telecast of the Grammys via remote satellite, as her growing legal problems meant it was impossible for her to get a work visa in time to come back to the U.
That night at the Grammys would prove to be the pinnacle of her career, as she won five awards, including the two biggies, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Winehouse herself would be arrested several times, for charges that included assaulting a fan , though she never spent time in jail.
Cigarettes, alcohol and photos are left with flowers and messages on July 24, , near the house in north London where the body of Amy Winehouse was found the previous day. The world watched as Winehouse malfunctioned, her saga growing sadder by the month. She fainted in the summer of and was diagnosed with emphysema, a shocking warning that more smoking and drinking would permanently ruin her natural gifts.
Alcohol toxicity. Eating disorder. Disciplinary proceedings. Published 20 December Published 17 December Published 12 December Published 1 February Published 26 October Recording a verdict of misadventure, the St Pancras coroner, Dr Shirley Radcliffe, said: "She voluntarily consumed alcohol, a deliberate act that took an unexpected turn in that it caused her death.
The inquest heard a statement from Winehouse's GP, Dr Christina Romete, who described the singer as single-minded and intelligent. She said Winehouse had been battling her alcohol addiction but had repeatedly refused psychiatric help because she thought it would affect her creativity and had repeatedly lapsed into drinking binges following dry periods.
Winehouse had a well-documented drug habit, regularly using heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis — but had stopped taking drugs before a trip to St Lucia, where her alcohol consumption became increasingly problematic. On returning to the UK, she fell into a pattern of abstaining from drink for a few weeks, then lapsing, according to Romete. She was taking medication, Librium, to cope with alcohol withdrawal and anxiety, and had been reviewed by a psychologist and a psychiatrist last year. The doctor saw Winehouse the night before she died, when she had been drinking and seemed "calm and somewhat guilty".
Winehouse had told her she had not had a drink since 3 July, but had started again on 20 July. Contact us Sign up for newsletters.
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