New reports say Wednesday that criminal charges may be recommended in connection with the actor’s death Matthew Perry. The Los Angeles Times According to reports, investigators have linked several people to how Perry obtained the drug Ketamine, which was found in his system.
The beloved ‘Friends’ actor was found unconscious in his swimming pool October 28, “floating face down in the heated end,” the report said. He was 54.
In December, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office released an autopsy report attributing his death to a ketamine overdose. Contributing factors included drowning, coronary artery disease and the presence of buprenorphine, a drug used to treat opioid addiction.
Perry was reportedly being treated with ketamine for depression, but had not received an IV from a medical professional for more than a week before his death. KCAL spoke with an emergency room doctor who was familiar with the effects of ketamine on patients.
“It should be used under a doctor’s supervision,” said Dr. Angelique Campen. “It has to be with a heart monitor and oxygen monitor and under the care and supervision of a physician. When I use ketamine in the emergency room, I use it as a dissociative agent, such as when I am performing a painful procedure on someone.”
The new report states that investigators are getting closer to discovering where Perry obtained the ketamine found in his system at the time of his death.
