Amy Winehouse died of seizure caused by alcohol detoxification: Father

Amy Winehouse died of seizure caused by alcohol detoxification: Father
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Summary Mitch Winehouse says that there are traces of the prescription drug Librium in his daughter's body.

Amy Winehouses father believes that the Rehab singer died after suffering a seizure caused by alcohol detoxification. Mitch Winehouse spoke about the untimely death of his daughter when sitting down with CNNjournalist Anderson Cooper for the taping of Anderson premiere episode.Ruling out rumors that illegal drugs might contribute to Amys death, Mitch claimed, She had a series of seizures brought on by this binge drinking and then stopping to drink. He went on to say, I think its what the doctor said. I think she had a seizure and this was the time when there was no one there to rescue her.Mitch also stressed, Ive been banging on about the fact that she hasnt taken drugs in three years. Everyone thought I was in denial, I wasnt in denial, she hadnt taken drugs. Shed been clean for round about three years. He then pointed out, Her problem was alcohol, the last few years of her life.You might argue, whats the difference? The difference is that what happened to Amy wasnt anything to do with drugs, he continued on explaining. It might be that drugs took its toll in the early years, but there were no drugs in her system at all.During the chat, Mitch did acknowledge that traces of the prescription drug Librium were found in Amys body. Still, he was quick to explain, She was prescribed Librium [Chlordiazepoxide], which is a normal drug that is given to people who are detoxing and it kind of decreases the chances of having seizures. And she was continuing to take one of those pills everyday.Amy was found dead at the age of 27 in her Camden, north London home on July 23. Preliminary toxicology reports confirmed there were no illegal substances found in her system at the time of death, but indicated that alcohol was present. In the TV interview, Mitch commented, Everything Amy did, she did to excess. She drank to excess and did detox to excess.Also taking part in the interview to be aired in full on Monday, September 12 are Amys mother Janis and boyfriend Reg Traviss. In a promo for the premiere episode, host Anderson Cooper said, We all saw the struggle she was going through and I think everybody can relate to having somebody in their family who has a substance abuse problem.

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