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Are We Killing Drug Addicts Like Amy Winehouse?

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. August 24, 2011.

Statements by Winehouse's parents and a new study on addiction reveal how common misconceptions about addicts' ability to get clean can be deadly.

Love-Drug: How We Self-Medicate With - And Get Addicted To - Love

Liz Langley, SeXis Magazine. August 11, 2011.

Examining how and why love cycles affect the brain (and our loves).

Amy Winehouse: Reflections from Two Drug Policy Activists

Meghan Ralston, Tony Newman, AlterNet. July 26, 2011.

While speculation is rife about a possible drug overdose, it doesn't really matter. Winehouse was haunted with struggles none of us will understand.

In Death, Amy Winehouse Becomes Most Recent Member of 27 Club

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. July 25, 2011.

When Winehouse died this Saturday at age 27, she joined the ranks of Joplin, Hendrix and Cobain in the mysterious "Twenty-Seven club."

Even as Celebrities, Women Face a Double Standard

Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee. July 5, 2008.

There was little media introspection about Heath Ledger's overdose, while Amy Winehouse receives daily scrutiny for her drug habits. What gives?

Lohan, Hilton, Spears: The Media's Insatiable Appetite for Celebrity Addicts

Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich, Women's eNews. September 17, 2007.

Tabloid entertainment media makes young female celebrities with drug problems seem chic while trivializing the depth of the addictions that they, along with thousands of other women, face.