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His family is now paying tribute to him with the newly established .

“Watching the birth and growth of the Matthew Perry Foundation of Canada has been a bright light in a dark time,” Perry’s mother, Suzanne Morrison, wrote on the website. “I know the foundation will have an impact, and I hope a big impact, in the fight against this heartbreaking, confusing and devastating disease.

“Addiction is a fierce illness. I have watched it entrap its victims and keep them in its grip. I watched my son try and try everything, every available treatment, and yet fall back again and again.”

Prior to his death, Perry was candid about his struggles with addiction, sharing in his 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir,” that he battled addiction to alcohol and opioids, including Vicodin, which he was prescribed to treat pain after a 1997 Jet-Skiing accident.

While people quickly speculated Perry’s death was related to an opioid overdose, an autopsy later found a high concentration of the drug ketamine in his system.

Five people were later charged in connection to Perry’s death, with Dr. Mark Chavez pleading guilty in a Los Angeles court to conspiring to distribute the surgical anesthetic ketamine. The other accused are still before the courts.

“Addiction tears its way through families, ruins friendships, destroys careers and cuts short lives that should have been long, productive and happy,” Morrison wrote. “That Matthew had the good fortune to be able to pay for the best current help, that he never had to wait in line for that help, and yet died so tragically in spite of it all is certainly proof of that.”

As for why the family started the foundation, an explanation is on the website.

“In 2023, an average of 35 people in Canada were killed by opioid or stimulant toxicity every day,” the organization said, adding that 85 per cent of people who seek addiction help in outpatient programs relapse. “Given the exponential increase in substance use disorder related deaths, (the foundation) will prioritize reducing the rate of relapse and helping individuals remain sober.”

The foundation intends to provide housing support, access to mental health care, access to career training and placement services, and financial support with access to healthy food to individuals facing addiction issues.

Research and education are also components of the foundation.

“Our first defining initiative is the Grassroots Recovery Grants, which will support local organizations that are bringing vital addiction recovery resources and services to those that need them most,” the organization shared on X in July.

Donations to support the cause can be made at .