Matthew Perry, the actor known for his role as Chandler Bing in the series “Friends”, died from the acute effects of ketamine, according to the autopsy report released Friday. Ketamine is a powerful dissociative drug with hallucinogenic potential that is sometimes used as an anesthetic in animals and humans.
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner's coroner said in the autopsy report that Perry He also drowned “in the heated end of the pool,” but that was a secondary factor. his death on October 28th is considered an accident.
The report states that the coronary heart disease and buprenorphinewhich is used to treat opioid use disorder, also contributed.
Matthew Perry poses for a portrait on February 17, 2015 in New York.
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Found unconscious at home
Perry was pronounced dead after he was found unconscious in his home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. The next day, investigators conducted an autopsy.
The actor had used drugs in the past but had “apparently been clean for 19 months,” the report said.
The coroner stated, based on reports, that the actor received infusion therapy Ketamine used to treat depression and anxietyand his last treatment was a week and a half before his death.
According to the report, Perry had been playing pickleball earlier that day and his live-in assistant found him face down in the pool after he returned from running errands.
The deputy told investigators that Perry was not ill, had no underlying health problems and showed no evidence of recent alcohol or drug use.
Perry spoke openly about his battle with addiction, which dates back to his time on “Friends” in the 1990s.
“I loved everything about the show, but I struggled with my addictions, which only increased my feelings of shame,” she wrote in her 2022 memoir. “I had a secret and no one could know.”
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