Actor Matthew Perry died of "acute effects of ketamine" - autopsy

Actor Matthew Perry died of "acute effects of ketamine" - autopsy

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December 15 2023, 11:40 PM • 36618 views

Matthew Perry died due to the acute effects of ketamine, which led to his drowning in a Jacuzzi, and the main factors were heart disease and drug exposure. The actor used ketamine therapy to treat mental disorders.

Actor Matthew Perry died as a result of acute ketamine exposure, which which led to his drowning in a jacuzzi. This was reported by CNN with citing an autopsy report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office. Los Angeles, reports UNN.

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It is noted that the actor was undergoing therapy for depression and anxiety by injecting anxiety by injecting ketamine into his bloodstream.

According to the examination, ketamine in Perry's body caused excessive stimulation of the cardiovascular system and respiratory depression. The factors that caused his death were drowning, coronary heart disease and the effects of of buprenorphine (this drug is used to help drug addicts wean themselves off opioids)

But the autopsy attributed his death primarily to "acute exposure to of ketamine". Ketamine is a powerful anesthetic that is becoming increasingly popular as an an alternative therapy for depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder disorder and other difficult-to-treat mental health issues. It is also used for recreation.

The autopsy report states that Perry was receiving ketamine infusion therapy with ketamine, but the ketamine may not have been in his system during the last known therapy session, which took place about a week and a half before his death.

With the high levels of ketamine found in his postmortem blood samples, the main lethal consequences would have been from both cardiovascular hyperstimulation and respiratory depression

according to the autopsy report.

It was noted that researchers found ketamine levels in Perry's blood of ketamine in Perry's blood, equivalent to the amount that would be used during general anesthesia.

Matthew Perry was found dead in a hot tub in his his home in Los Angeles on October 28. He was 54 years old.

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