The head of international body's Drugs And Crime Office, Antonio Maria Costa, singled out the singer during his public attack on celebrity cocaine users.
"Rock stars, like Amy Winehouse become popular by singing, 'I ain't going to rehab,' even though she badly needed and eventually sought treatment," he declared.
Costa accused the star of glamorizing a global drug trade that threatens to devastate parts of Africa, reports BBC 6 Music.
He said that it threatened the "complete collapse" of some impoverished west African nations, where certain governments were now vulnerable to the damaging influence of drug money.
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Amy Winehouse charged in alleged theater assault
Dec 23, 2009 9:55 am PST
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Amy Winehouse to release new album 'next year'
Oct 9, 2009 10:00 am PDT
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Amy Winehouse to make comeback on 'Strictly Come Dancing'?
Aug 17, 2009 4:00 pm PDT
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Amy Winehouse Acquitted of Clocking Fan
Jul 24, 2009 5:52 am PDT
Love is a losing game for Amy Winehouse, but the occasional smack is another matter. The oft-troubled songbird was acquitted today in London of assaulting a fan who approached her for a photograph during a charity event last September. ...
I have Amy Winehouse on my iPod, says UK's Brown
Jul 23, 2009 12:00 pm PDT
Songs by Amy Winehouse, the British soul singer known for her rebel image, are in there with the Beatles, Bach and Beethoven on Gordon Brown's iPod, the dour British Prime Minister disclosed on Thursday. Brown, asked by young people i...