On the fifth anniversary of the death of singer Amy Winehouse, a foundation in her memory will open a home for female addicts in her hometown of London.
The half-way house sponsored by the Amy Winehouse Foundation will be called Amy’s Place after the six-time Grammy Award winner and will house up to 16 residents.
Based in east London, It will help the recovering addicts reintegrate into society, the London-based Jewish Chronicle reported.
Winehouse died from alcohol poisoning in 2011 at the age of 27.
The coroner’s report said that Winehouse died with five times the legal British drunk driving limit in her bloodstream.
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Winehouse reportedly had struggled with alcohol addiction, which persisted even after she stopped using illicit drugs in 2008.
The documentary film about the singer-songwriter, “Amy,” won an Oscar for best documentary feature at this year’s Academy Awards.
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