"Friends" star Matthew Perry admits that he has been working hard to overcome alcoholism and drug addiction for many years since he became famous as Chandler , and he spent a lot of money to face his inner demons.
Matthew Perry revealed his battle with alcohol and drug addiction, admitting it cost him $9 million.
The Friends star talked about his efforts to quit drinking and drug rehabilitation in order to promote his upcoming books "Friends" and "Lovers and the Terrible Things".
53 The year-old Matthew admitted that fighting his drug addiction has led to his jaw-dropping seven-digit numbers. "I may have spent $9 million or something trying to get myself to quit drinking and drug rehabilitation," he said.
In recent weeks, Matthew Perry has been making public his addiction issues
Matthew then pointed out that he recently celebrated an 18-month milestone in drug rehabilitation - meaning he had just passed drug rehabilitation treatment when he appeared on the Friends Reunion TV special in May 2021.
The popular actor has revealed details of his recovery journey, and he also told People magazine the story of how he experienced near-death experience while he was rehabilitating drugs.
Matthew played Chandler Bin in the 1990s Bing) became famous as a character
He told the publication: "Everything starts after the drug rehabilitation is completed. Because if you don't quit, you will definitely lose everything, so I work hard to quit drugs."
"I am a very grateful person. I am grateful to be alive, that's for sure. This gives me many possibilities in the future."
The actor admitted that the near-death experience helped him wake up
Matthew admitted that he wanted to return to normal life after experiencing the terrible ordeal of drugs. That experience made me unable to face and was also the reason why I finally completed drug rehabilitation.
Matthew praised his friend's co-star for helping him through the darkness
Matthew has praised his "Friends" co-star for helping him through the lows in his life. The sitcom was aired for 10 consecutive seasons between 1994 and 2004.
Matthew's memoirs published next month
