Winehouse Died of Alcohol Five Times Drive Limit

(Bloomberg) Amy Winehouse, the singer and songwriter, died in July after drinking more than five times the legal drink-drive limit, a London inquest heard today.

A verdict of misadventure was recorded on the star, who was aged 27, by Suzanne Greenway, St. Pancras coroner.

Winehouse had started drinking after three weeks without alcohol, her personal physician told the hearing. The night before, Dr. Christina Romete said that Winehouse had then been drinking but remained coherent. She had 416mg of alcohol per decilitre of blood, a potentially fatal level and enough to stop breathing and send her into a coma.

Police found three bottles of vodka in her Camden apartment. A post-mortem examination found that her vital organs had been in good health and there were no traces of illegal drugs. ............(more)

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