Before his death in 2023, Matthew Perry revealed in his memoir his constant battle with drug and alcohol addiction.
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In “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing“, released in 2022, the actor who became world-famous for his role in “Friends” was candid in detailing his struggle, including the negative effects his addiction had on his health and personal life.
In the book, Perry shared that he first tried alcohol at the age of just 14, and over time became dependent on various drugs. The actor also wrote about the first time he went to rehab, in 1997.
In his biography, Perry estimated that he had checked into rehab clinics 15 times and undergone 14 stomach surgeries due to health complications. According to the actor himself, up until the time he wrote his memoir, he had attended as many as 6,000 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
“In the dictionary, under the word ‘addict,’ there should be a picture of me looking around, very confused,” he wrote.
Matthew Perry died on October 28, 2023, at the age of 54, due to the acute effects of ketamine.
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