Beloved actor and FRIENDS star Matthew Perry has been found to have died from an accidental overdose on ketamine, a recent examiner’s report has stated.
The discovery concludes the investigation into the troubled TV star’s life after he was found unconscious in a swimming pool in his Los Angeles home at age 54. Most known for his role as Chandler Bing on hit TV sitcom Friends between 1994 and 2004,
Perry had struggled for decades with drug addiction, but was reportedly clean for as much as 19 months before the reports of his passing. Ketamine was among the various drugs the television star had struggled with, with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner Office stating that Perry’s cause of death was from acute effects of ketamine, with contributory factors including drowning, coronary artery disease and buprenorphine effects.
Ketamine is typically used illegally for recreational purposes due to its numbing and hallucinogenic effects but has been use by doctors as an anaesthetic in the past. It is also being researched for its potential effects on mental health.
In his memoir, Perry had commented on his relationship with ketamine, stating that the drug eased his pain and helped battle his depression: “Taking K is like being hit in the head with a giant happy shovel. But the hangover was rough and outweighed the shovel.”
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