When Matthew Perry was found dead in his hot tub on October 28 at age 54, it was reported as a suspected drowning. But while drowning was listed in the autopsy report as a contributing factor, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office ultimately found that the Friends’ star died accidentally from the “acute effects of ketamine.” This has caused some confusion amongst the general public about ketamine therapy — which Perry was reportedly undergoing — and one doctor has spoken out in defense of the treatment.
Due to the large amount of ketamine in Matthew Perry’s system, the coroner’s office determined his death couldn’t have been from his final ketamine treatment, which was reportedly a week and a half prior. Dr. Zaid Fadul, the medical director at BetterU and an expert in addiction medicine, has since defended the use of ketamine therapy and he even spoke out against the drug being listed as the actor’s cause of death, telling TMZ:
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