Reference News Network reported on December 17 According to AFP on December 15, "Friends" actor Matthew Perry died from an accidental overdose of ketamine, a medical examiner said on Friday, ending the investigation into An inquest into the death of a beloved but troubled television star.
Perry, who played Chandler Bing on the hit sitcom from 1994 to 2004, was found unresponsive in the swimming pool of his Los Angeles home in October at the age of 54.
He had struggled with drug addiction and related serious health problems for decades, but he reportedly had not used drugs in the 19 months before his death.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office said in a statement: "The cause of death of Matthew Perry was determined to be from the acute effects of ketamine. Causes of death included drowning, coronary artery disease and effects of buprenorphine. The nature of the death was accidental."
Ketamine is illegally used as a recreational drug because it produces numbness and hallucinations. Doctors also use the drug as an anesthetic, and researchers are exploring its use as a mental health treatment. (Compiled/Liu Xiaoyan)
[Source: Reference News]
