Aug 16, 2024 · “Friends” actor Matthew Perry was experiencing an out-of-control ketamine addiction, injecting the drug six to eight times a day before his accidental overdose death, prosecutors say.

Aug 16, 2024 · Court papers show that Mr. Perry, the “Friends” star who had long struggled with addiction, was increasingly taking ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, in the days before he died.

Matthew Perry's struggle with addiction manifested itself physically, impacting his outward appearance in extreme ways over the years.

Oct 28, 2024 · Perry had been candid about his decades-long struggle with addiction. Matthew Perry’s died at age 54 from a fatal ketamine overdose. The "Friends" star had been undergoing ketamine …

Dec 4, 2025 · Salvador Plasencia, the doctor who supplied Matthew Perry with ketamine, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison on December 3 in connection with the late actor’s death.

Aug 15, 2024 · His addiction to alcohol and drugs cost him millions of dollars, months spent in rehab, and even memories from his most famous role. Perry eventually began taking back control of his life …

A doctor pleaded guilty to giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the “Friends” star’s overdose death.

Feb 6, 2025 · During the height of his career on “Friends,” Perry said that he was battling severe addiction to alcohol and opioids, specifically Vicodin, which he was given to help treat pain after a …

Nov 14, 2024 · The Matthew Perry People interview, along with the best-selling memoir he released in October of 2022, shed some light on the struggles the comedian has faced while battling addiction …

Oct 30, 2023 · Matthew Perry, who has died aged 54, made no secret of his addiction struggles over the years, writing candidly about his substance abuse and attempts to stay sober in his affecting memoir,...