Matthew Perry death: Prescription drugs found in home, report says
nypost.comtold TMZ that no illicit drugs were found Saturday after Perry died in the hot tub of his Pacific Palisades home.Sources did say that anti-depressant and anti-anxiety medications were found inside Perry’s home, including pills for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
The “Friends” star, 54, had a long, very public battle with drugs and alcohol. He was also a smoker.The Post reached out to the LA Medical Examiner-Coroner for comment.
Authorities say they were dispatched to “The Whole Nine Yards” star’s home after his assistant reportedly called 911.“We responded to the 1800 block of Blue Sail Rd for a death investigation on a male 4:10 p.m.
this afternoon. He was in his 50s,” the Los Angeles Police Department told The Post. TMZ shared 16 seconds of dispatch audio where a man can be heard saying “rescue 23” and “drowning.” Several portions of the clip were bleeped out.
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