PERRY MATTHEW A TRAGIC END

THE ACTOR'S DEATH IS RULED AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE ACUTE EFFECTS OF KETAMINE, SPARKING DEBATE ABOUT THE USE OF THE POWERFUL DRUG

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When beloved Friends star Matthew Perry died at his Los Angeles home on Oct. 28 at the age of 54, the world mourned the loss of a comedic genius who publicly battled his demons. Many people close to the actor especially struggled with his death because Perry, who chronicled his addiction to alcohol and opioids in his 2022 memoir Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, appeared to be in a good place both professionally and personally having quit smoking, he was working on a film project and was exercising almost daily.