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Chronic Pain and Prescription Painkillers

Tyler has had a long and illustrious career during which he sustained a fair number of performance-related injuries. Some of these injuries required surgery, which left him in sig- nificant pain for long stretches of time. Consequently, Tyler has battled with painkiller addiction and has completed rehabilitation programs designed to treat addiction at least twice. Matthew Perry: Known for his role as Chandler on the American television program Friends , Matthew Perry is an accomplished actor. After a ski accident in 1997, he was prescribed painkillers to help cope with the injury. He became addicted to the medication and attempt- ed to deal with the issue while acting on Friends, one of the most popular television shows of its time.

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Matthew Perry

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