Winehouse - daughter tried to kick alcoholism without DR's help

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Toxicology results from an autopsy released by the family late last month showed no illegal substances and some alcohol, although how it contributed to her death was not made clear.

Mitch added that he he regretted that his daughter was trying to kick her alcoholism without a doctor's help

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'Amy had prescription drug Librium in her system when she died of a seizure', says father Mitch Winehouse

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Amy Winehouse's father Mitch said he believes she died after suffering a seizure related to alcohol detoxification and 'there was nobody there to rescue her'.

In an interview on 's new talk show, Mitch also revealed that Amy had the prescription medication Librium, which is used to fight anxiety and withdrawal symptoms of alcoholism, in her system when she died.

But Mitch insisted once again that the singer's tragic death was nothing to do with illegal drugs.

Daddy's girl: Mitch Winehouse has revealed he believes his daughter Amy died of a seizure due to an alcohol detox

He said: 'What happened to Amy wasn't anything to do with drugs.

'Everything Amy did, she did to excess. She drank to excess and did detox to excess.'

'She did everything to excess': Amy died in London on July 23rd

When Amy died on July 23, it was widely assumed that substance abuse was the root cause.

Toxicology results from an autopsy released by the family late last month showed no illegal substances and some alcohol, although how it contributed to her death was not made clear.

Mitch added that he he regretted that his daughter was trying to kick her alcoholism without a doctor's help.

He said: 'The periods of abstinence were becoming longer, and the periods of drinking were becoming shorter. It was heading in the right direction.'

The singer had suffered seizures during this period and would lose consciousness.

Mitch told he has been speculating that this happened on the morning she died and said he should find out more conclusively how she died when a full inquest into her death begins next month.

Years earlier, when Amy Winehouse was on harder drugs including heroin and cocaine, her father said, he would not have been surprised if she had died.

Mitch Winehouse, who is starting his own singing career, was in New York when his daughter's security guard called him in July.

Hearing the distraught tone of the security guard's voice, the father said his first words were: 'Is she dead?'

'She was a clever girl': Reg s, Amy's boyfriend at the time of her death, also spoke about her death in the interview with

Amy Winehouse's breakthrough Back to Black album was recently certified as the best-selling disc in Britain so far during the 21st century. The updated take on old-time soul also was responsible for five Grammy Awards.

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

He occasionally dabbed tears from his eyes as 's show ran video clips of her.

He said he was comforted by the outpouring of support from her fans. Her mother, Janis Winehouse, said she has had people approach her to thank her for having the singer.

Amy's boyfriend at the time of her death Reg s also appeared on the interview, saying they had spent a quiet evening looking at pictures and watching DVDs two days before she died.

They were looking forward to attending a friend's wedding in a few days and were planning a trip to St Lucia around her September 14 birthday.

He said he struggled to find the right moments to talk to his girlfriend about her drinking without seeming as though he was nagging.

'She was a really clever girl,' s said. 'She knew what she was doing. I would sometimes choose my moments when there was something that was needed to be said.'

Amy's stepmother and aunt also appeared on 's show.

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> >> >> >> http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2011/09/10/perscription-drug-found-i\> n-winehouse-s-system.html> >> > Prescription Drug Found in Winehouse's System> >> > In an interview airing Monday on 's new talk show,> Mitch Winehouse says that while toxicologists didn't find any illegal> drugs in Amy's system at the time of her death, they did find traces of> a prescription drug she had been using to help detox from alcohol. Mitch> explains she was taking Librium, an anti-anxiety medication that he> describes as a "normal drug given to people who are detoxing [from> alcohol] that decreases the risk of people having seizures." He> speculates that she may have died from a detox seizure: "Everything Amy> did she did to excess. She drank to excess and did detox to excess." An> official inquest will determine her final cause of death.> > Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T> >>