Matthew Perry's Cause of Death Revealed: Ketamine and Accidental Drowning

The 54-year-old "Friends" actor Matthew Perry passed away on Friday, according to the autopsy results, which were made public. The cause of death was the acute effects of the anesthetic ketamine.

Perry also drowned in "the heated end of his pool," according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner's autopsy report, although this was only a contributing factor to his death on October 28 and was ruled an accident.

According to the report, other factors included coronary artery disease and buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder.

Perry was discovered unconscious at his Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, home and was subsequently ruled deceased. The autopsy was carried out by investigators the next day.

Although the actor had previously used drugs, the report stated that he had been "reportedly clean for 19 months." According to the coroner, he had been receiving ketamine infusion therapy for anxiety and depression; the last session was given to him one and a half weeks prior to his passing.

According to the report, Perry had played pickleball earlier in the day, and when his housekeeper returned from running errands, she discovered him face down in the swimming pool.

Perry, according to the assistant, had not reported any health issues, had not been ill, and had not displayed any signs of recent drug or alcohol use.

Perry was candid in talking about his battles with addiction, which go back to his days as a cast member of "Friends" in the nineties.

In his 2022 memoir, he stated, "I loved everything about the show but I was struggling with my addictions which only added to my sense of shame." "I kept my secret from everyone."

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