Months after the death of troubled-but-brilliant singer Amy Winehouse, her official cause of death has been revealed by the coroner, and what many suspected is true: Amy drank herself to death.

Amy Winehouse died on July 23, 2011 after consuming massive amounts of alcohol, according to the coroner. She had apparently downed large amounts of vodka and was more than five times the legal drink-drive limit for alcohol when she died in her Camden home in north London.

The inquest into her death was told she hit the bottle after being dry for three weeks and was poisoned by the alcohol. Recording a verdict of misadventure, the coroner told the inquest she had 416mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood. The driving limit is 80mg. The pathologist who conducted the post-mortem said at 200mg per decilitre (of blood), someone would lose control of their reflexes and 350mg was considered a fatal level.

A post-mortem examination had found the Back To Black star's vital organs in good health and with no traces of illegal drugs. But she had huge amounts of alcohol in her system which could have stopped her breathing and sent her into a coma.

Winehouse had kicked her drug habit but fell back into a pattern of abstaining from drink for weeks then starting again for a few. Her GP, Dr. Christina Romete, who had been treating the star for several years, said she warned Winehouse about the dangers. The doctor, who saw the singer the night before she died and described her as tipsy but coherent, said Winehouse was headstrong about the ways she should deal with her drink battle.

"The advice I had given to Amy over a long period of time was verbal and in written form about all the effects alcohol can have on the system, including respiratory depression and death, heart problems, fertility problems and liver problems."

Winehouse, who was taking medication to cope with alcohol withdrawal and anxiety, was reviewed last year by a psychologist and psychiatrist about her drinking. "She had her own way and was very determined to do everything her own way," said Dr Romete, "including any form of therapy. She had very strict views."

The doctor was asked if she was satisfied her patient fully understood the risks of continuing to drink. "Yes," she answered. "During the period of July she was abstinent but started drinking alcohol on July 20 - it was confirmed to me by her security guard."

The night before she died the 27-year-old said she did not know if she was going to stop drinking but "she did not want to die. She was looking forward to the future," said the doctor as Winehouse's tearful parents Mitch and Janis listened in the public gallery.

So sad. What a waste.

Source: Daily Mail