Matthew Perry's Cause Of Death Released
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The "Friends" star, 54, was found dead in his hot tub at home in October.
Actor Matthew Perry, who was found dead at his Los Angeles home in October, died from the “acute effects of ketamine,” according to a Friday news release from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
Contributing factors in Perry’s accidental death included drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine, a drug used in the treatment of opioid addiction.
Law enforcement found Perry, 54, dead in his hot tub on the afternoon of Oct. 28. At the time, it appeared to be a drowning incident.
Perry, who starred as Chandler Bing in the smash ’90s sitcom “Friends,” publicly dealt with substance abuse issues, which he described in a 2022 memoir. In 2013, he founded the Perry House, a men’s sober living facility, in Malibu, California.
In the days following his death, a clip resurfaced in which Perry said that he wanted to be best remembered for his work helping others overcome addiction.