Matthew Perry died of acute effects of ketamine, according to L.A. county medical report | CBC News

Matthew Perry died of acute effects of ketamine, according to L.A. county medical report | CBC News

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Matthew Perry died of the acute effects of ketamine, according to a toxicology report released by the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office on Friday.

Friends actor was found dead at his Los Angeles home in late October

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Matthew Perry arrives at the GQ Men of the Year Party on Thursday, Nov.17, 2022, in West Hollywood, Calif. Perry died of the acute effects of ketamine, according to a report released by the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office on Friday. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/The Associated Press)

Matthew Perry died of the acute effects of the drug ketamine, according to a report released by the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office on Friday.

The Friends actor, who was raised in Ottawa, was found dead at his Los Angeles home in late October. He was 54.

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