Through the years, Perry says he’s attended 6,000 AA meetings, gone to rehab 15 times, been in detox 65 times, has been on life support and has spent between $7-$9 million trying to get sober. He then lived with a colostomy bag for nine months. He was put on an ECMO machine, along with four others in the hospital the other four did not survive. In 2018, his colon exploded and he was in a coma for two weeks, while his family was told he had a 2% chance to live. On Sundays, he’d go to open houses and search the medicine cabinets of different homes for any pills he could find. He’d fake migraines or other pain, and sit through MRIs with different doctors.
After Season 2 of “ Friends,” Perry traveled to Las Vegas to film “When Fools Rush In”: There, he had a jet ski accident that led to him being prescribed Vicodin, which was the start of his addiction to pills.Īt one point, as Perry shares in his book, he was taking 55 Vicodin a day, and had to try various ploys in order to get them. Not only does the actor recount memories of his time on “Friends” - both sober and not - but he also details the many relapses he’s gone through.Īfter having his first drink at 14, by 18, Perrry was drinking consistently. Matthew Perry has been open about his struggles with drugs and alcohol, but goes much deeper in his new memoir, “ Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing,” which is now available.
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