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Rethinking Amy Winehouse's Death, Substance Use and Mental Health Struggles
Us Weekly and the harris project's 'The Missing Issue' examines how co-occurring disorders affected Amy Winehouse's struggles before her 2011 death
Launched in 2013, the harris project is a nonprofit dedicated to the prevention and treatment of co-occurring disorders (COD) — the combination of mental health challenges and substance use issues. Found dead on July 23, 2011, just two months before her 28th birthday, Amy Winehouse didn’t go into great detail about her mental health or publicly share an official diagnosis, but her use of alcohol, heroin, marijuana and cocaine have been often reported. Her family launched the Amy Winehouse Foundation to provide assistance to people struggling with mental health conditions, substance use, homelessness, eating disorders and other issues.
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