Authorities investigating source of ketamine in death of ‘Friends' star Matthew Perry

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The source of the ketamine found in the blood of 'Friends' actor Matthew Perry after his death is being investigated by authorities, Los Angeles police…

The source of the ketamine found in"Friends" actor Matthew Perry's system after his death is being investigated by authorities, Los Angeles police confirmed Tuesday.

The LAPD confirmed to NBC Los Angeles Tuesday that the department's investigation with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration remains open. More details about the investigation were not immediately available., citing unidentified sources, first reported that police and the DEA have been looking into the source of the drug supplied to the 54-year-old Perry for months.

"At the high levels of ketamine found in his postmortem blood specimens, the main lethal effects would be from both cardiovascular overstimulation and respiratory depression," the autopsy report stated. Perry had taken drugs in the past but had been “reportedly clean for 19 months," according to the report. The actor had openly talked about his "Taking K is like being hit in the head by a giant happy shovel," he wrote."But the hangover was rough and outweighed the shovel. Ketamine is not for me."

Perry played pickleball on that day, and an assistant who lives with him found him facedown in the pool, the report stated. The assistant told investigators Perry had not been sick, had not made any health complaints, and had not shown evidence of recent alcohol or drug use.The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a tiny business where the heat makes the meat

 

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