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Investigations revealed that the death of the star of the comedy series “Friends,” Matthew Perry, resulted from “acute effects” of taking the anesthetic ketamine, according to what the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office announced on Friday, December 15, 2023.
But the same source explained that other factors also caused his death, which was described as an “accident,” including “drowning,” “coronary heart disease,” and “the effects of buprenorphine,” a medication used to treat opioid addiction.
Ketamine is a drug intended for medical and veterinary anesthesia, but it is sometimes abused for recreational purposes.
Perry’s assistant found him dead in the Jacuzzi at his home in Los Angeles on October 28.
The 54-year-old actor, known especially for his character Chandler Bing in the series “Friends,” has been struggling for years to get rid of his addiction to drugs and alcohol, and has resorted many times to rehabilitation centers.
In his memoirs published last year, Perry admitted that he underwent 65 rehabilitation sessions to get rid of his addiction, and spent more than $9 million for this purpose.
He underwent many surgeries related to drug addiction problems, including a colon operation that lasted 7 hours in 2018, and he even went so far as to say, “I was supposed to be dead.”
During his most recent appearance on television, Perry surprised the audience by admitting that he suffered from great anxiety “every night” during the filming of the series “Friends.”
Perry was famous for his comic character, Chandler Bing, in the series “Friends,” which was very popular and was broadcast on NBC between 1994 and 2004 for ten seasons, which included 230 episodes.
Along with Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry made this television series a success, which is loved by millions, especially among the younger generation in the United States and the world.
The comedy series tells the adventures of a group of friends, Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Ross, and Chandler, in New York.
In the final stages of the series, all six heroes were receiving approximately $1 million per episode. They even asked to be paid $2.5 million each to film the 2021 reunion episode, Variety reported.
During this episode, Matthew Perry raised concerns among his fans due to his apparent stuttering.
