The death of the actor Matthew Perry shocked the entertainment world and although the cause of the tragedy is still not known with certainty, a new hypothesis proposed by a doctor is that everything would have been caused by a Medical negligence. The official investigation remains ongoing and it is expected that the autopsy analysis will be published in the coming days.
What is known is that on October 28, 2023, the actor was found dead inside his home in Los Angeles. It is presumed that he suffered a myocardial infarction while he was in his pool and in the end it was fatal.
Was Matthew Perry a victim of medical negligence?
The 54-year-old star achieved worldwide fame for his participation in the series Friends. The program established itself as one of the most popular in the world and to date is followed all over the planet through its broadcasts.
For its part, today a hypothesis was released that states that Matthew Perry was a victim of a Medical negligence. To begin with, it is necessary to remember that for years the actor faced a battle against the addictions.
Mathew Perry 💔 pic.twitter.com/bZ9zxtYwPS
— ⌯ (@qun_90) October 29, 2023
With this in mind, the Dr. Drew Pinsky offered an interview to Fox News where he gave his point of view. What he mentioned is that it is very important to wait to know the results of the toxicological examination from the Los Angeles coroner’s service.
Although according to his opinion, the death of Matthew Perry could be caused by excessive prescription of drugs, which would imply a Medical negligence. He also recalled the crisis over the use of opioids that the United States faces.
The problem of opioid use in the United States
For at least a decade there has been an exponential increase in the consumption of this type of medication. The problem is that most are synthetic and manufactured clandestinely and are a risk to human health.
To get an idea of the problem, according to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), during 2021 more than 100 thousand deaths from overdose.
It even mentions that the Covid-19 pandemic generated an increase in this area because in 2018 the figure was 67,800, in 2019 it was 71,100 and in 2020 it was 92,500. One point to note is that opioid abuse was the reason behind the majority of these deaths.
In that sense, although the heroin and the opioids with medical prescription play a very important role in the current health crisis in the United States, the fentanyl It is by far the deadliest part of the problem.
For now, do you think that Matthew Perry’s death could have been caused by medical negligence?
Also read:
FDA authorizes first over-the-counter drug against opioid overdose
Suicide risk: 5 warning signs that should not be ignored
Synthetic opioids already cause more overdose deaths than heroin