"‘He was upbeat and sounded sober and positive.

‘He’d been to rehab 17 times and nearly died from opioid abuse but he was someone who was sincere about taking his life, and his sobriety, one day at a time."

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12684509/Friends-star-Matthew-Perry-died-aged-54-accidental-drowning-TMZ-reports.html