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FILE PHOTO: Cast member Matthew Perry attends the premiere of the film "17 Again" in Los Angeles

Nation Sep 03

Woman known as ‘Ketamine Queen’ pleads guilty to selling fatal dose to Matthew Perry

By Andrew Dalton, Itzel Luna, Associated Press

Nation Aug 18

FILE PHOTO: Cast member Perry poses at the premiere for the television series "The Kennedys After Camelot" at The Paley Ce...
Woman agrees to plead guilty to selling fatal dose of ketamine to Matthew Perry

Jasveen Sangha becomes the fifth and final defendant charged in the overdose death of the “Friends” star to strike a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, avoiding a trial that had been planned for September.

By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

Nation Jul 23

U.S. actor Perry poses for photographers at the Evening Standard British Film Awards in London
Doctor pleads guilty to selling Matthew Perry ketamine weeks before actor’s death

A doctor has pleaded guilty to illegally supplying ketamine to Matthew Perry before the overdose death of the ‘Friends’ star.

By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

Arts Jun 16

FILE PHOTO: Cast member Matthew Perry attends the premiere of the film "17 Again" in Los Angeles
Doctor who supplied ketamine to Matthew Perry will plead guilty

A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the “Friends” star's overdose death has agreed to plead guilty, authorities said Monday.

By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

Nation Oct 02

Mark Chavez, a doctor accused of supplying ketamine to 'Friends' actor Matthew Perry before his death, arrives in federal ...
One of two doctors who helped supply Matthew Perry ketamine pleads guilty to drug charge

A San Diego doctor became the third person to plead guilty in the case of Matthew Perry ’s fatal drug overdose, as prosecutors collect cooperators in an attempt to convict two bigger targets they say are responsible for the death of the “Friends” star.

By Andrew Dalton, Kaitlyn Huamani, Associated Press

Aug 30

One of two doctors charged over Matthew Perry’s death appears in court after making plea deal

By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

A San Diego doctor charged as part of the investigation of the overdose death of Matthew Perry made his first appearance in a federal court on Friday after reaching a deal to plead guilty and cooperate with prosecutors.

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Aug 15

5 people, including 2 doctors, charged in ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry’s death

By Andrew Dalton, Kaitlyn Huamani, Associated Press

Perry died in October due to a ketamine overdose and received several injections of the drug on the day he died from his live-in personal assistant.

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Aug 15

At least 1 arrest made in connection to Matthew Perry’s overdose death, law enforcement source says

By Michael Balsamo, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

An assistant found Perry face down in his hot tub on Oct. 28, and paramedics who were called immediately declared him dead.

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Dec 16

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The risks and rewards of prescribing ketamine for pain and mental health

By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Azhar Merchant

A coroner’s finding that actor Matthew Perry died from “acute effects” of ketamine is drawing new attention to the drug, a powerful anesthetic intended for use during surgery that has also become a popular treatment for chronic pain and mental…

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Dec 16

Autopsy report shows actor Matthew Perry died from effects of ketamine

By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

Matthew Perry died from the acute effects of the anesthetic ketamine, according to the results of an autopsy on the 54-year-old “Friends” actor released Friday.

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