Matthew Perry’s cause of death revealed as ketamine overdose
16.12.2023 - 15:33
/ nypost.com
cause of death has been revealed, nearly two months after he was found dead at his Pacific Palisades, Calif., home on Oct. 28.
The “Friends” actor was 54.According to his autopsy report, the late star’s death was due to “acute effects of ketamine” and the manner is accidental drowning. He also had a history of coronary artery disease, the New York Post confirmed on Friday.Ketamine is legal in California if prescribed and Perry’s autopsy report noted he was undergoing ketamine infusion therapy, which may have been accompanied by a prescription for the drug — or he could have obtained it illegally.The autopsy notes Perry had 3,540 nanograms per milliliter of ketamine in his bloodstream.
Pathologist Dr. Michael Baden explained to The Post: “He essentially died from an overdose of ketamine and had about three times the normal [dosage] amount in his system.”The “Fools Rush In” star had been clean for 19 months.
Prescription medications were found at his residence, but no illegal drugs or loose pills were located. The autopsy does not note the names of the prescription medications found at the residence but does say he also had buprenorphine was in his system, which Baden said is a drug “used to treat narcotic addiction.”“Its effects are like methadone and taken by addicts so they won’t have to take the other ‘bad’ drugs,” he added.Ketamine does not stay in a person’s bloodstream for more than 24 hours and his last transfusion therapy was over a week earlier, so could not have caused Perry’s death.According to the Pacific Neuroscience Institute, “Ketamine therapy is used to treat depression, anxiety, PTSD, end-of-life distress, chronic pain, drug/alcohol problems, and more.”As previously reported, Perry was found submerged
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