Amy Winehouse Just Doesn't Get It

46. The first two posts are delusional and bizzarre. "I love Amy!" and "You go girl!"? NUTS. You're watching someone who's clearly not well and that's all you can come up with? That's scary...

This girl needs serious help. Someone step in and help her!

Posted at 6:25PM on Jun 24th 2008 by californiadreamer

47. Everyone knows that smoking is hard! But she needs to commit and just do it. I had a health scare when I smoked. I had chest pains went to the emergency room and quit that day and I still had one cig in the pack.

She obviously doesn't care! It would enough for me to have early stages empyhsema at 24 for me to kick the habit.
I have no respect for her!

Posted at 9:22AM on Jun 25th 2008 by kimbercutes

48. Nicotine is seriously physically addictive for at least 80% of users. People who quit cold turkey most likely were in the 20% who were never physically addicted. How bad withdrawal from nicotine is depends on the individual, so no one can judge someone else from their own experience or a friend's experience.

A friend got off other drugs but clung to nicotine for a long time after that, even though he had lifelong heart problems. People were still blasting him for it even though I could tell that he was definitely cutting back on the ciggies just from the way his clothes smelled. That was quite a triumph in itself, just being able to cut way down.

This picture might be old (TMZ does that frequently, to fool readers into thinking there is evidence for their wild claims), but if she is smoking after the hospital - she may just be doing gradual withdrawal. Withdrawal of addictive substances too fast can throw the body seriously out of whack, since it's already come to a "balance" assuming the addictive substance is there. It's like walking a tightrope with two heavy weights, one on each hand. Suddenly take away one of the weights - and you may very well fall off the tightrope.

If Amy W. has other addictions, most likely she should get off everything else first before trying to get off the nicotine. Going off everything at once is more likely going to be too great a physical stress and also greatly increases the odds of failure long-term. She needs to let her body adjust.

Just hope she doesn't substitute those ultrahigh-caffeine drinks, which will also do a number on her... Caffeine is also a drug, and many people are physically addicted -- as they discover when they are suddenly deprived of their usual caffeine fix! But really high caffeine doses are pretty toxic for anybody, addicted or not.

Posted at 8:07PM on Jun 24th 2008 by jwoolman

49. How did this person become famous? And why?

Posted at 1:28AM on Jun 25th 2008 by Suzi Kues

50. Amy is a rock star not a nun - leave her alone to do what she pleases with her body.

Posted at 6:06AM on Jun 25th 2008 by lml

51. Amy runs rings around all these cut from the same mold singers....Beyonce, Ashanti, Rihanna, Christina...etc., etc. - they're a dime a dozen.She's got soul...and sadly a troubled life to go with it. I'm more concerned for her having an irregular heartbeat than I am for the emphysema. It's the crack that's caused her problems and I hope she can stop spiraling out of control with that.The cigarettes will also have to go....but let's hope she gets the real help she needs and soon...so she doesn't do any more damage. By the way..for all of you who think she's ugly....before she got mixed up in the drug scene - she was very pretty and underneath it all...that same pretty is still there. Her talent is incredible and TMZ would do well to back off and take all the other vicious fools on this website with you. The human race shows it's ugly face way too often on your site...I guess it's what you invite in all your tackiness ...but if it's a toss-up between who is the more decent of the lot...you or your target of the day - Amy ...with all her troubles...wins by a mile ...for she happens to be a really sweet and kind girl. I guess you've never really met her or you would know that...Get well, Amy...

Posted at 7:28AM on Jun 25th 2008 by ellie

52. she's disgusting as hell..........gain some freaking weight, get off the damn crack and act like a civilized human being

Posted at 3:05PM on Jun 25th 2008 by Manders K

53. This girl just doesn't understand, or can't understand. Why would anyone who has been what she has been through still want to do that? Give her a few more years (months) and people will be asking Amy W.H. O!

Posted at 7:19AM on Jul 17th 2008 by John