Amy Winehouse’s official cause of death has just been released. The late singer died as the “unintended consequence of drinking too much alcohol”, a British coroner ruled Wednesday. In other words, Amy died of accidental alcohol poisoning.

Coroner Suzanne Greenaway ruled a “death by misadventure,” saying the singer died of accidental alcohol poisoning. “The unintended consequence of such potentially fatal levels (of alcohol) was her sudden and unexpected death,” Greenaway said.

The singer, who had fought drug and alcohol problems for years, was found dead in bed at her London home on July 23 at age 27. An initial autopsy proved inconclusive, although it found no traces of illegal drugs in her system. Pathologist Suhail Baithun told the inquest into the singer’s death that Winehouse had consumed a “very large quantity of alcohol” — the level in her blood put her more than five times over the legal drunk-driving limit.

Police Detective Inspector Les Newman, who was called after a security guard found Winehouse, said empty vodka bottles were scattered around her bedroom. Winehouse’s doctor, Dr. Christina Romete, said the singer had resumed drinking in the days before her death after a period of abstinence. Romete, who saw Winehouse the night before she died, said the singer was “tipsy but calm.” She said Winehouse had not spoken of suicide, and talked about her upcoming birthday. Romete said Winehouse had been prescribed drugs including the sedative Librium to help her cope with the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, but the coroner said these had played no role in her death.

Winehouse family spokesman Chris Goodman said it was a relief to the family “to finally find out what happened to Amy.” “The court heard that Amy was battling hard to conquer her problems with alcohol and it is a source of great pain to us that she could not win in time,” he said.

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According to Amy Winehouse’s family, the singer had no illegal drugs in her system when she died, and it is still unclear what killed the singer.

The Winehouse family said in a statement that they’ve seen the toxicology reports, and admit “alcohol was present”, but it has yet to be determined if that’s what contributed to her death.

The 27-year-old soul diva, who had battled drug and alcohol addiction for years, was found dead in her London home on July 23, and an initial post-mortem failed to determine the cause of death.

A statement released by spokesman Chris Goodman on the family’s behalf said “toxicology results returned to the Winehouse family by authorities have confirmed that there were no illegal substances in Amy’s system at the time of her death.”

It said the family awaited the outcome of an inquest that is due to begin in October.

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Winehouse’s father, Mitch, has said his daughter had beaten her drug dependency three years before her death, but he admitted she was still struggling to control her drinking after several weeks of abstinence.

Mitch Winehouse told mourners at the singer’s July 26 funeral that she had said to him, “`Dad I’ve had enough of drinking, I can’t stand the look on your and the family’s faces anymore.’”

The Winehouse family announced plans to establish a charitable foundation in the singer’s name to help people struggling with addiction – although Mitch Winehouse has said the plans are on hold because someone else had registered the name Amy Winehouse Foundation.

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In the wake of Amy Winehouse‘s death, many artists and entertainers have voiced their sadness over the singer’s passing. One who took her death especially hard was Amy’s good friend and confidante, Kelly Osbourne. Kelly’s mom and America’s Got Talent judge, Sharon Osbourne, spoke with PEOPLE about her daughter’s grief, saying that Amy was the first person that Kelly has ever loved and lost:

“There’s nothing I can do to take Kelly’s pain away.”

“This was the first person she’s loved who she’s lost. That in itself made her frightened and shocked. She’s gone through all these different emotions.”

“The only thing that will help her is time.”

Though Kelly is still having a hard time wrapping her head around Amy’s passing, Sharon has come to terms with the loss, saying:

“It’s all a part of life, isn’t it?” Sharon says. “We thank god we’re here and we’re healthy and we do what we do. But some people aren’t as fortunate as us. It’s all a part of it. Life and death are as much a part of living, unfortunately.”

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According to reports, Amy Winehouse was about to begin the process of adopting 10 year old Dannika Augustine from St. Lucia.

Dannika had been living in poverty with her single mom and agreed to let Amy adopt her. The two had become very close over the last two years.

“Amy was already my mother,” Dannika said. “I would call her mum and she would call me her daughter. She took care of me and we had fun together. I loved her and she loved me. She was the most amazing person and I was looking forward to living with her here or in London. I cannot believe she is gone.”

Dannika’s grandmother, Marjorie Lambert, told the tabloid she had hired a lawyer to begin the adoption process. “Amy used to beg me, ‘I want to adopt Dannika. I want to take her to England,’ she recalled. “She was prepared to move to St Lucia to be her full-time mum. Amy wanted to have a child so bad.

“If she had not died, there is no doubt she would be here in St Lucia completing the adoption process,” she continued. “There is no way she would have done what she did to herself if Dannika was with her.”

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In tragically insensitive news, a woman has won an iPod from a website that was dedicated to correctly guessing the date that recently deceased British singer Amy Winehouse would die. The website was reportedly started because of Amy making headlines regarding her alcohol and substance abuse, and predictions have been pouring in since 2007.

“Since we launched this site we’ve had hundreds of thousands of hits, 237 hate mails telling us we’re the devil in disguise and 96,026 people who left their predictions,” read a note posted on the site, via E!, two days after Amy’s death. “Out of all those entries only 4 were correct. The first person to do so did it on December 21st 2007 and we’ve called her the winner of the iPod Touch. We will be contacting her via email.”

On July 23, the date of Amy’s death, the website posted:

“Amy Winehouse has passed away. Let’s hope her demise is an example for young people in how not to deal with your problems. May she Rest In Peace and her music live on.”

At least they wanted to drop some pearls of wisdom and positivity from the singer’s death…oh yeah, that and an iPod.

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While movers were clearing out Amy Winehouse‘s London apartment where she passed away six days ago, her father Mitch Winehouse was spotted giving away his daughter’s clothes to fans that were patiently waiting outside to catch a glimpse of anything related to the beloved singer.

Earlier today in London, workers were spotted moving all of recently passed singer Amy Winehouse‘s things out of her apartment, just six days after she was found dead. The workers carried large, black garbage bags both in and out of the singer’s home, which is still surrounded by floral arrangements and memorials.

On Thursday night, Winehouse’s parents joined other family members and friends of the singer – including Kelly Osbourne – at Amy’s favorite bar in London to celebrate her life.

Winehouse’s autopsy was conducted this past Monday afternoon, and toxicology results will be available in 2-to-4 weeks. Police called her death “unexplained,” adding speculation about a drug overdose is “inappropriate” in light of the fact that no drugs were found at her house upon inspection.

Rest in peace, Amy.

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