Nearly two months after Matthew Perry passed away unexpectedly at his Los Angeles-area residence, the Friends The cause of the star’s death has been officially revealed.
According to TMZ, Perry died from the “acute effects” of ketamine. In particular, it is a drug that is used to treat depression and can be used as a recreational drug.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office further revealed in Matthew Perry’s toxicology report that he had been doing ketamine infusion therapy for depression and anxiety a week and a half before his unexpected death.
However, the ketamine in Perry’s system at the time of his death could not have come from that infusion therapy. This is because ketamine has a half-life of three or four hours or even less. The report further revealed that the ketamine in Matthew Perry’s system caused both cardiovascular overstimulation and respiratory depression.
The Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office concluded that there was no evidence of alcohol, methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, PCP or fentanyl in Perry’s system. Contributing factors to the actor’s death include drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine.
The medical examiner’s office confirmed that Matthew Perry had been receiving a ketamine infusion every other day for some time.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that Matthew Perry had been receiving ketamine infusion therapy every other day for some time.
TMZ reported that six months before Perry’s death, a new doctor decided Friends Alum had done well enough that he no longer needed the treatment as often. The report did not reveal how frequently Perry’s therapy was performed in the months before her death.
Matthew Perry also smoked two packs of cigarettes a day. He also had COPD/emphysema and diabetes. These conditions were not listed as contributing factors to his death. Perry was also confirmed to have been clean and sober for 19 months.
Perry passed away on October 28 after he was found unconscious in his hot tub. Before his death, he had played pickleball for two hours at the Rivier Country Club. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His death was originally ruled an apparent drowning.
Perry was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park days later. His Friends Co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Courteney Cox attended his funeral. Sources close to Perry revealed that she had been happier during the final weeks of his life. He had recently committed to a new film and moved into his new house three weeks before he died.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn