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'Friends' star Matthew Perry's cause of death revealed
Updated On: 16 December, 2023 10:33 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
`Friends` star Matthew Perry` passed away on October 28 at the age of 54. He was found dead in the hot tub at his home. Now, the autopsy report has revealed the cause of his death
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Over a month after the demise of `Friends` star Matthew Perry the cause behind the same has been revealed. The 54-year-old was found dead in a hot tub at his home on October 28. According to the toxicology report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner`s Office, he died from the acute effects of ketamine. Contributing factors in Perry`s death included drowning, coronary artery disease, and the effects of buprenorphine (used to treat opioid use disorder), Variety reported.
Perry had been undergoing ketamine infusion therapy prior to his death, reportedly for depression and anxiety. The toxicology report stated, "At the high levels of ketamine found in his postmortem blood specimens, the main lethal effects would be from both cardiovascular overstimulation and respiratory depression." Ketamine is illegally used as a recreational drug for its numbing and hallucinogenic effects.
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