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Matthew Perry died of 'acute effects of ketamine': medical examiner

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="A makeshift memorial for US actor Matthew Perry outside the building shown in exterior shots of the television show " in="" New="" October="" on="" who="" played="" Chandler="" Bing="" for="" was="" found="" dead="" at="" his="" Los="" Angeles="" home="" He="" Tamas="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/11/04/20231104-makeshift-memorial-for-us-actor-matthew-perry-epa-efe.jpg"/><figcaption>A makeshift memorial for US actor Matthew Perry outside the building shown in exterior shots of the television show &#x27;Friends&#x27;, in New York, USA, October 30, 2023 (Issued on October 31, 2023). Perry, who played Chandler Bing on NBC&#x27;s &#x27;Friends&#x27; for 10 seasons, was found dead at his Los Angeles home on October 30. He was 54. <em>Tamas Vasvari, EPA-EFE.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>LOS ANGELES — &quot;Friends&quot; actor Matthew Perry died as a result of &quot;the acute effects of ketamine,&quot; the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner&#x27;s office said Friday.</p><p>Perry, who played Chandler Bing on the hit TV sitcom from 1994-2004, died at the age of 54, having struggled for decades with addiction and related serious health issues.</p><p>&quot;Contributing factors in Mr. Perry&#x27;s death include drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine (used to treat opioid use disorder),&quot; the medical examiner said in a statement. &quot;The manner of death is accident. &quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/29/23/friends-actor-matthew-perry-dies-aged-54-us-media">&#x27;Friends&#x27; actor Matthew Perry dies aged 54: US media</a></li></ul><p>Perry was found unconscious in a hot tub at his house in Los Angeles on October 28. First responders were unable to revive him, and an initial post-mortem proved inconclusive, pending a toxicology report.</p><p>Doctors and veterinarians often employ ketamine as an anesthetic, and researchers explore it as a treatment for depression. Underground users take it illicitly for its hallucinogenic effects.</p><p>&quot;Friends,&quot; which followed the lives of six New Yorkers navigating adulthood, dating and careers, drew a massive global following.</p><p>But even as he delivered on-air gag after gag — and earned a fortune — Perry was struggling.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/10/29/23/matthew-perry-made-us-laugh-now-he-makes-us-cry">Matthew Perry made us laugh; now he makes us cry</a></li></ul><p>He attended multiple rehabilitation clinics to combat addiction to painkillers and alcohol. In 2018 he suffered a burst colon, related to drug usage, and underwent multiple surgeries.</p><p>In his memoir &quot;Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing,&quot; published last year, Perry described going through detox dozens of times. He dedicated the book to &quot;all of the sufferers out there,&quot; and wrote in the prologue: &quot;I should be dead.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I have mostly been sober since 2001,&quot; he wrote, &quot;save for about sixty or seventy little mishaps over the years.&quot;</p><p>But his sudden passing drew shocked reactions from Hollywood A-listers, his costars, and &quot;Friends&quot; fans worldwide.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mVvm1Nyyru8?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>&quot;Oh boy this one has cut deep,&quot; said Jennifer Aniston, who played Rachel on the show about six close-knit friends navigating adult life in New York.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/31/23/friends-cast-utterly-devastated-by-death-of-matthew-perry">&#x27;Friends&#x27; cast &#x27;utterly devastated&#x27; by death of Matthew Perry</a></li></ul><p>&quot;He was such a part of our DNA. We were always the 6 of us. This was a chosen family that forever changed the course of who we were and what our path was going to be,&quot; she wrote on Instagram.</p><p>&quot;The times we had together are honestly among the favorite times of my life,&quot; wrote Matt LeBlanc, who played Perry&#x27;s roommate and best friend on the show.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><em>The National Center for Mental Health and In-Touch crisis lines can be reached through the following numbers: </em></div><div><strong>NCMH crisis line numbers</strong></div><p>1800-1888-1553 Unlimited calls nationwide with one-time fee of Php7.50<br/>SMART / SUN / TNT: 0908-639-2672<br/>GLOBE / TM: 0966-351-4518 ; 0917-899-8727</p><div><strong>In-Touch crisis line numbers</strong></div><p>+63 2 8893 7603 <br/>+63 919 056 0709 <br/>+63 917 800 1123 <br/>+63 922 893 8944</p>

Doctors and veterinarians often employ ketamine as an anesthetic, and researchers explore it as a treatment for depression. Underground users take it illicitly for its hallucinogenic effects.