Five individuals were arrested with relation to actor Matthew Perry's death in 2023, including two doctors and his personal assistant. The cause of death was determined as an accidental ketamine overdose, and the arrests were made for illegally distributing the drug.
Jasveen Sangha, dubbed the "Ketamine Queen," is accused of supplying ketamine to Perry, resulting in his overdose death. She was charged in connection with Perry's death and a previous ketamine fatality, pleading not guilty and is held without bail as a flight risk.
The investigation uncovered an underground ketamine trade network, with coded language used to discuss transactions and attempts to cover up another death, highlighting the exploitation of powerful individuals by "predatory yes men" within their support systems.
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic with hallucinogenic effects. It has also grown in popularity as an off-label treatment for depression.
The Matthew Perry Foundation has been started by his mother and stepfather to assist those struggling with addiction, with his struggles with alcohol and drug addiction described as a disease.
Sources: NBC News, The New York Times, BBC, USA Today, CNN, MSNBC, CBS News, The Guardian, Time, AP News, ABC News.
This article was written in collaboration with Generative AI news company Alchemiq.
