Autopsy report is available
Matthew Perry died from ketamine
December 16, 2023, 2:03 a.m
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A good six weeks after Matthew Perry was found dead in the hot tub of his home, the coroner’s office published the results of its investigations. The cause of the former “Friends” star’s death was ketamine, a narcotic that is also used as a drug.
According to authorities, actor Matthew Perry, known from the cult series “Friends,” died as a result of consuming the narcotic drug ketamine. Perry died from the “acute effects of ketamine,” the Los Angeles coroner’s office said. Other factors in the actor’s death at the end of October included the effects of a drug used to treat opioid addiction, coronary artery disease and drowning, the authority said. The medical examiner’s office classified Perry’s death as an “accident.”
Ketamine is used by doctors as an anesthetic, primarily in emergency medicine. Recently it has also been used in the treatment of severe depression. The substance is also used as a drug. The effects depend on the dosage and range from distorted space-time perception and hallucinogenic effects to near-death experiences. The sensation of pain is greatly reduced; overdoses can lead to loss of consciousness and respiratory arrest.
According to the autopsy report, Perry received ketamine infusion therapy and the last treatment was said to have occurred a week and a half before his death. According to the doctors, the ketamine found in his body must have been administered shortly before the time of death.
Perry was found dead in the hot tub of his home in Los Angeles at the end of October at the age of 54. In the 1990s, he became famous for his role as the sarcastic joker Chandler Bing in the globally popular television series “Friends”. In his autobiography published last year, Perry reported that he had struggled with drug and alcohol addiction for years. He wrote that he spent more than $9 million on a total of 65 stays in rehabs.