Drug Used to Fight Alcoholism Found in Amy Winehouse's Bloodstream (BLOG)

A prescription drug used to treat alcohol addiction might have contributed to Amy Winehouse's death, the singer's father said Friday.

Taping the debut episode -- set to air Monday, Sept. 12 -- of Anderson Cooper's new talk show, Mitch Winehouse revealed that Librium had been found in his daughter's bloodstream, as well as traces of alcohol. Mitch believes his superstar daughter, who died on July 23 at the age of 27, suffered a seizure brought on by alcohol detox, and that "there was nobody there to rescue her," according to the AP.

"Everything Amy did, she did to excess," Mitch said. "She drank to excess and did detox to excess."

Despite her public bouts with drugs and alcohol, the beehive-rocking soul great had been making progress with her recovery, Mitch added. With a doctor's help, she was enjoying longer periods of sobriety, although treatment sometimes brought about seizures.

While Mitch admitted he's only speculating about the cause of death, more answers may come next month, when a full inquest is due to begin. Regardless of what led to his daughter's premature passing, Mitch insists the 'Rehab' singer wasn't defined by her demons.

"When she wasn't drinking," he said, "she was absolutely on top of the world."





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