I Was a Little out of It at the Time. Somewhere Between Seasons Three and Six. ” Perry, Now an Outspoken Addiction Recovery Advocate, Famously Struggled with...
I was a little out of it at the time. Somewhere between seasons three and six.” Perry, now an outspoken addiction recovery advocate, famously struggled with addictions to alcohol and several prescription drugs while filming the beloved sitcom.
In what seasons did Chandler have a drug problem?
In May 2000, the 17 Again star was hospitalized for two weeks for alcohol-related pancreatitis. By fall of that year, he was detoxing on the Friends set. His appearance drastically changed during the hiatus between seasons 6 and 7.
In 1997, a jet ski accident introduced Perry to pain killers. Just three years into filming Friends, Perry found himself depending on Vicodin (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) even after his accident-related injuries healed. “It wasn't my intention to have a problem with it,” he told People in 2002.
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