Can't say I was a huge fan of her work but she was a woman with an incredible voice and a long career ahead of her. Shame that it had to disappear so quick. It's a shame considering that all those temptations are just that much easier to come by when you're rich and famous. All the haters saying that she was just a junkie and could have reformed like many other people need to step back and realise that not only is every person's experience when it comes to getting clean differs from each other, but that she wasn't like most other people as, like I said, she had better access to it than others (and let's face it, probably quite a few people using her wealth to score some for themselves) and her every move was scrutinised and criticised by the public eye.
At least now she'll live on in infamy now rather than fade away.