Before his death on Saturday, Matthew Perry had been open and candid about his struggles with substance abuse, which he battled for nearly a quarter century of his 54 years before becoming completely sober in May 2021. Multiple outlets report that, had he lived, Perry planned to start a foundation for substance abuse treatment to help those struggling with drug and alcohol dependency.
People reports that, even after his death, Perry’s friends and loved ones still hope to turn his dream into a reality. Perry had already done his part to help out, founding a men’s sober living facility called Perry House, which ran from 2013 to 2015 in his old Malibu beach home. “The interesting reason that I can be so helpful to people now is that I screwed up so often,” he said. “It’s nice for people to see that somebody who once struggled in their life is not struggling anymore.”
