Friends’ alum Matthew Perry revealed an opioid addiction nearly killed him.
"I nearly died a few years ago when colon burst from drug use.”
Perry’s addiction struggles became extremely severe that he almost left the world a few years ago at 49 when his colon burst from opioid overuse.
At the height of the actor’s addiction struggles, he suffered a gastrointestinal perforation which put him in a two-week coma, followed by a five-month stint in the hospital. He also had to use a colostomy bag for nine months amid his health crisis.
"The doctors told my family that I had a two percent chance to live,” he told People.
In addition to that he was also put on a machine "which does all the breathing for your heart and your lungs.”
"I was put on a thing called an ECMO machine and that’s called a Hail Mary. No one survives that.”
The 17 Again star said the scars on his stomach along with the thought of having to wear a colostomy bag for the rest of his life were a stark reminder to never take Oxycontin.
Now 53, Perry will candidly discuss how much his drug and alcohol addictions consumed his life, detailed in his new memoir, "Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,” which will be out Nov 1.
"I nearly died a few years ago when colon burst from drug use.”
Perry’s addiction struggles became extremely severe that he almost left the world a few years ago at 49 when his colon burst from opioid overuse.
At the height of the actor’s addiction struggles, he suffered a gastrointestinal perforation which put him in a two-week coma, followed by a five-month stint in the hospital. He also had to use a colostomy bag for nine months amid his health crisis.
"The doctors told my family that I had a two percent chance to live,” he told People.
In addition to that he was also put on a machine "which does all the breathing for your heart and your lungs.”
"I was put on a thing called an ECMO machine and that’s called a Hail Mary. No one survives that.”
The 17 Again star said the scars on his stomach along with the thought of having to wear a colostomy bag for the rest of his life were a stark reminder to never take Oxycontin.
Now 53, Perry will candidly discuss how much his drug and alcohol addictions consumed his life, detailed in his new memoir, "Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,” which will be out Nov 1.