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"&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/person/matthew-perry/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Matthew Perry&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; tells TMZ he's making plans to \"go away for a month to focus on [his] sobriety\" ... as a proactive measure in his battle with substance abuse. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=\"Matthew Perry\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/05/12/0512-matthew-perry-ex-getty.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The \"&lt;strong&gt;Friends&lt;/strong&gt;\" star issued a statement to TMZ ... saying, \"I&amp;#8217;m making plans to go away for a month to focus on my sobriety and to continue my life in recovery. Please enjoy making fun of me on the world wide web.&amp;#8221;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're told Perry has not suffered any sort of relapse -- but has planned the trip as a proactive measure. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perry has struggled with substance abuse in the past -- checking into rehab for a prescription pill addiction in 1997 and again in 2001.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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