Fans of ‘Friends’ have been devastated by the death of Matthew Perry (54). But it is even more acute for one group: those who were or are addicted themselves. Fellow sufferers found hope and comfort in the actor, who eventually kicked the habit. “He has opened the eyes of many,” says Wout Renders, expert by experience and consultant on addictions. “Every day things can go wrong. That vulnerability connects all addicts.”
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Addiction coach Wout knows how much comfort and hope ‘Chandler’ offered: “The physical devastation could not be reversed”
