MATTHEW Perry’s friend has made claims against the late star’s sobriety after the cause of his death was revealed.
On Sunday, a close friend of the Friends alum opened up about Matthew’s struggles with drug addiction.
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The close pal claimed to The Daily Mail that the actor “lied to everyone about being clean.”
“He never was [clean],” the friend claimed the the outlet.
“It is very sad. You know, the biggest lie he told was probably to himself.”
Matthew’s friend continued: “He could be quite a manipulative person when it came to his struggles with using, but it was such a struggle, such a battle, and he battled every day to the end.”
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The claims came after the star’s toxicology report was completed.
THE TOXICOLOGY REPORT
On Friday, the toxicology report revealed Matthew died from the acute effects of ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic used as a treatment for depression.
Matthew underwent ketamine infusion therapy for depression and anxiety before his death.
The report detailed how Matthew’s assistant discovered him floating face down in the water when she returned to his Los Angeles home after running errands.
The assistant plunged into the hot tub and dragged his body to the steps, then called 911.
First responders pulled the comic from the water and onto the ground, where he was pronounced dead.
His death was ruled an accident.
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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner wrote that the contributing factors included “drowning, coronary artery disease, and the effects of buprenorphine,” which is an “opioid-like drug used in the treatment of opioid addiction as well as acute and chronic pain.”
There was no evidence of alcohol or other drugs – such as cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, PCP, or fentanyl – in his system.
Matthew’s friend is not the only person who suspects he relapsed
‘SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED’
Ex-girlfriend Kayti Edwards, 47, also called for an investigation against his doctors.
On Saturday, Kayti, who runs a horse rescue in California, told The U.S. Sun: “I’m pretty sure that in Matthew’s brain, ketamine infusions at a doctor’s would count as still being sober.
“In his brain, it’s not the same as going on the street to buy crack or heroin.”
The mom-of-four went on: “That probably was the stepping stone for him to go back to doing drugs.
“I think the doctors who had been working with Matthew should be investigated.
“I’m pretty sure he would have had an in with a doctor.”
She concluded: “It’s very hard to get ketamine on the street, but it is very easy for a doctor or a nurse to get.”
Kayti dated Matthew in 2006 and worked as his assistant in 2011 at the height of his drug addiction while remaining friends with him.
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