The first results from Matthew Perry’s toxicology report have revealed that the late actor did not have fentanyl or meth in his system when he died, per TMZ.
Law enforcement sources told the outlet that more in-depth tests are being conducted, but those two substances have been ruled out so far. The official cause of death is currently filed as “deferred” until full test results are provided, a process that can take several months.
The popular “Friends” actor was found dead in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home on Saturday night. TMZ also noted that prescription drugs were found at the location.
LAPD Capt. Scot Williams, head of the Robbery Homicide Division, said Sunday that the actor’s “cause of death may not be known for some time, but at this point, foul play is not suspected.”
Perry released a memoir last year which documented his decades-long battle with alcohol and drug addiction. “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing” has shot up the bestsellers list again following Perry’s death.
In the book, the celeb recalled his attempts to get sober, including one close brush with death.
Perry said it got to the point where he was taking 55 Vicodin a day while also drinking alcohol and taking Xanax. “When you’re a drug addict, it’s all math. I wasn’t doing it to feel high or to feel good. I certainly wasn’t a partyer; I just wanted to sit on my couch, take five Vicodin and watch a movie,” he said. “That was heaven for me. It no longer is.”
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After admitting that he’d spend around $9 million on getting sober, Perry discussed an incident when he had a perforation in his colon. The actor was put on an ECMO machine that helped his heart and lungs function, which he described as “a Hail Mary” move from his medical team.
The “Friends” star said he had to wear a colostomy bag for nearly a year afterward.
“The doctors told my family that I had a 2 percent chance to live,” he explained of the experience. Ultimately, he said the idea of wearing a colostomy bag again is what helped him stop doing drugs. “A little window opened, and I crawled through it, and I no longer want OxyContin,” Perry said.