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Tuesday July 22, 2008

Amy Winehouse has volunteered to help drug addicts.

The troubled singer — whose own problems with drug and alcohol addiction have been widely-covered throughout the press — hopes to help fellow addicts with their problems.

A friend of Amy — who was recently diagnosed with the deadly lung condition emphysema — revealed, “Amy feels so much better in herself and has decided she wants to make a difference and give something back to people who are battling with addictions.

“Despite what’s being said, she’s doing really well and has turned a corner.

“She’s looking for a new house to start afresh and desperately wants to get her life back on track.”

According to the friend, the Back to Black singer has already started putting her plan into action — with her family’s help.

“She’s spoken to rehab centers and addiction clinics about doing volunteer work and has offered to do some talks to the in-patients about her experiences and how she overcame what have been some of the hardest, darkest days of her life,” the pal tells Britain’s Heat magazine. “Her family have been a rock for her and she feels like she owes others something.”

Amy has apparently already started working on a few ideas for charity events to help raise money for rehab and addiction.