The death of American actor Matthew Perry has been ruled an accident due to the acute effects of ketamine, the Los Angeles coroner’s office confirmed this Friday.
“The cause of death was an accident,” the department said, as quoted by the publication. The keeper.
High levels of ketamine in Matthew Perry’s blood can have fatal consequences, such as overstimulation of the cardiovascular system and respiratory depression. The report said the actor was being treated for depression and anxiety.
Matthew Perry, 54, was found dead in the jacuzzi of his Los Angeles home on October 28, where he drowned “in the heated part of the pool.”
Coronary heart disease and buprenorphine, used to treat opioid use disorder, also contributed, the report said.
According to the autopsy, the last known course of ketamine treatment was a week and a half before the actor’s death.
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