Alcohol poisoning killed singer Amy Winehouse
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October 27, 2011, Thursday
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SOUL diva Amy Winehouse died with empty vodka bottles in her room and lethal amounts of alcohol in her blood - more than five times the UK drink-driving limit - a British coroner ruled yesterday.
Coroner Suzanne Greenaway recorded a verdict of "death by misadventure," saying the singer died of alcohol poisoning when she resumed drinking after weeks of abstinence.
"The unintended consequence of such potentially fatal levels (of alcohol) was her sudden and unexpected death," Greenaway said.
The singer, who had battled drug and alcohol problems, was found dead in bed at her London home on July 23 at age 27. An initial autopsy proved inconclusive, but it found no trace of illegal drugs in her system and no sign of injury.
Pathologist Suhail Baithun told the inquest into the singer's death that blood and urine samples indicated Winehouse had consumed a "very large quantity of alcohol" prior to her death. The level of alcohol in her blood was 416 milligrams per 100 milliliters, he said - a blood alcohol level of 0.4 percent.
The UK and US legal drink-driving limit is 0.08 percent.
Such levels of alcohol could have stopped her breathing and sent her into a coma, Baithun added.
Detective Inspector Les Newman, who was called after a security guard found Winehouse, said three empty vodka bottles - two large and one small - were found in her bedroom.
Winehouse's doctor, Christina Romete, said the singer had resumed drinking in the days before her death. Prior to that, she had abstained for most of July, she said, although she had been swerving between abstinence and heavy use for some time.
"She made tremendous efforts over the years," Romete said, adding that alcohol became Winehouse's main problem after the singer gave up illicit drugs in 2008.
Coroner Suzanne Greenaway recorded a verdict of "death by misadventure," saying the singer died of alcohol poisoning when she resumed drinking after weeks of abstinence.
"The unintended consequence of such potentially fatal levels (of alcohol) was her sudden and unexpected death," Greenaway said.
The singer, who had battled drug and alcohol problems, was found dead in bed at her London home on July 23 at age 27. An initial autopsy proved inconclusive, but it found no trace of illegal drugs in her system and no sign of injury.
Pathologist Suhail Baithun told the inquest into the singer's death that blood and urine samples indicated Winehouse had consumed a "very large quantity of alcohol" prior to her death. The level of alcohol in her blood was 416 milligrams per 100 milliliters, he said - a blood alcohol level of 0.4 percent.
The UK and US legal drink-driving limit is 0.08 percent.
Such levels of alcohol could have stopped her breathing and sent her into a coma, Baithun added.
Detective Inspector Les Newman, who was called after a security guard found Winehouse, said three empty vodka bottles - two large and one small - were found in her bedroom.
Winehouse's doctor, Christina Romete, said the singer had resumed drinking in the days before her death. Prior to that, she had abstained for most of July, she said, although she had been swerving between abstinence and heavy use for some time.
"She made tremendous efforts over the years," Romete said, adding that alcohol became Winehouse's main problem after the singer gave up illicit drugs in 2008.
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