By Cara Murez
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Just a few years ago, “Friends” actor Matthew Perry almost died from opioid overuse that nearly destroyed his colon and almost killed him.
Now, he’s sober and wants to tell his story.
Perry has written a memoir, “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing,” which will be published Nov. 1.
“I wanted to share when I was safe from going into the dark side of everything again,” Perry told the magazine PEOPLE. “I had to wait until I was pretty safely sober — and away from the active disease of alcoholism and addiction…