'Amy Winehouse May Be Brain Damaged After Drug Overdoses'

Amy Winehouse may have brain damage from her excessive use of cannabis and crystal meth, it emerged last night.

Her first overdose, in August of last year, was allegedly from a concoction of cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, ketamine and crystal meth and her second, in July of this year, was a 36 hour pot binge, it's claimed.

The soul singer was said to have suffered hallucinations and fits after using cannabis, which dad Mitch Winehouse had said, “was a bad reaction to her medication.”

The drug has strong links with schizophrenia, and medics are concerned that Amy’s brain may be damaged.

The Sun reports a friend as saying: “Mitch does everything he can to protect his daughter - but his ‘explanation’ for Amy’s hospital dash in July was just simply untrue.

“She had smoked an inhuman amount of hash which resulted in acute cannabis poisoning. You have to take a s***load of pot to suffer that severe a reaction.

“It’s thought she had been smoking it for 36 hours.

“Amy’s fits were as bad as the convulsions she had during her overdose in August last year. No one has mentioned her meth use before – but that stuff is truly nasty.

“She is in need of years of psychiatry and medical treatment if she has a hope.”

Amy is facing legal action after cancelling headlining in Paris. She is scheduled to play Isle of Wight’s Bestival this Saturday.