London
(ANI):
Singer
Amy
Winehouse"s
father
Mitch
has
told
British
MPs
that
his
singer
daughter
has
been
staying
away
from
drugs
for
a
year
now.
The
former
taxi
driver
made
the
revelation
about
the
star,
who
has
spent
several
stints
in
rehab
clinics
for
her
drug
use,
at
the
House
Of
Commons
during
a
session
on
the
cocaine
trade.
Mitch
accused
the
country"s
healthcare
system
of
failing
to
meet
the
required
number
of
facilities
for
heroin
addicts
who
could
not
afford
treatment.
"We
were
very
fortunate
-
we
were
able
to
afford
the
best
doctors,
clinical
psychologists,
rehabilitation
and
hospitals," The
BBC
quoted
him
as
saying.
"We're
making
a
film
about
people
who
can't
afford
it
and
unfortunately
we
found
there
are
very
few
facilities
and
very
little
help
available
for
people
like
that,"
he
added.
The
National
Treatment
Agency
for
Substance
Misuse,
which
is
part
of
the
NHS,
on
the
other
hand,
disagreed
with
Mitch"s
remarks.
Chief
executive
Paul
Hayes
said:
"Drug
treatment
in
England
has
never
been
more
available
to
members
of
the
public
who
need
it.
We
think
it
is
important
that
the
public
knows
that,
if
they
or
a
family
member
needs
help,
they
can
get
it
on
the
NHS."