Matthew Perry’s ex-girlfriend claims he tried to quit using opioids by supergluing his hands to his knees.

Kayti Edwards, 47, dated the Friends actress in 2006. She became the actor’s personal assistant in 2011, at the height of his long battle with addiction.

On October 28, Matthew, who played Chandler Bing, was discovered dead at home. His fans and family are heartbroken.

The 54-year-old actor, best known as Chandler Bing on the 90s sitcom Friends, was discovered dead in his private hot tub. His autopsy reports, made public last Friday, suggested that his death was caused by the “acute effects” of ketamine, a hospital-grade anesthetic recommended as part of a “infusion therapy” to treat depression.

“Contributing factors in Mr Perry’s death include drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine. At the high levels of ketamine found in his postmortem blood specimens, the main lethal effects would be from both cardiovascular overstimulation and respiratory depression,” according to the medical examiner’s report.

Kayti was not surprised to find that narcotics were a factor in Perry’s death; she had witnessed personally the devastation that addiction brought in Perry’s life, as well as some of the severe means he used to combat his troubles.

“I was at Matthew’s place in the Hollywood Hills. He was in a bad way. He had been getting high all night on a plethora of drugs, most likely crack cocaine and other substances,” she told The Sun US.

“I found Matthew on the couch with his hands superglued to his legs — it was desperately sad. I had to use nail polish remover and olive oil to free him. We were literally ripping the hair from his legs and he had red, raw patches left behind, it was pretty horrific.”