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The medical examiner speculated that Perry likely lost consciousness before succumbing to drowning. No evidence of physical trauma or foul play was discovered during the investigation.
A friend of Matthew Perry revealed to MailOnline that Perry had been dishonest about his sobriety. “He lied to everyone about being clean. He never was,” they said.
“It is very sad. You know, the biggest lie he told was probably to himself.”
They further revealed that Perry could be quite deceptive when it came to his addiction struggles, which were a constant battle for him.
Perry had previously been open about his struggles with substance abuse. He developed an addiction to Vicodin and underwent a 28-day detox program in 1997. Before the release of his book last year, Perry had an interview with Diane Sawyer where he confessed to a “55 Vicodin a day” habit. He expressed his loneliness during this period, despite his professional success.
In his memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir”, which was published a year before his death, Perry detailed his experiences with ketamine. He underwent ketamine infusions at a Swiss rehab clinic during the pandemic, describing the experience as a “giant exhale”. However, he also wrote about the distressing effects of the treatment, stating that it made him feel like he was “dying”. Despite these adverse effects, Perry continued to seek out this treatment as it offered something different from his usual routine.
He wrote in his book: “‘Oh,’ I thought, ‘This is what happens when you die’.” He added: “Yet I would continually sign up for this because it was something different, and anything different is good.”
He concluded by saying: “Taking K is like being hit in the head with a giant happy shovel. But the hangover was rough and outweighed the shovel. Ketamine was not for me.”
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