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...he had become a prime target for exploitation by some truly awful people.
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She wasn't being entirely altruistic-- she did charge participants a cool five hundred dollars apiece-- but it's reasonable to assume that she meant well, with no intent to cause harm.
The Matthew Perry case, I mean.
From a report on PBS:
Doctor pleads guilty to selling Matthew Perry ketamine in the weeks before the actor's death
Perry died on October 28, 2023. Yes, we’re still litigating the consequences.
This physician (one of two charged) had in fact treated Perry for various complaints in the past, but wasn’t treating him at the time of his death. The doctor did, it’s alleged, continue to supply Perry and his personal assistant with ketamine-- at a cost of a reported $55,000 during the month prior to his death. Having that much ketamine on hand enabled Perry, or rather his assistant, to administer as much as 6 to 8 doses a day to his employer.
Incredibly, it appears that still wasn’t enough to satisfy Perry’s need for drugs. Another large purchase was recorded in the same time span. This one was in the amount of $12,000, paid to a different source, also for ketamine.
It boggles the mind.
Of course, by that time Matthew Perry...
From a report on PBS:
Doctor pleads guilty to selling Matthew Perry ketamine in the weeks before the actor's death
Perry died on October 28, 2023. Yes, we’re still litigating the consequences.
This physician (one of two charged) had in fact treated Perry for various complaints in the past, but wasn’t treating him at the time of his death. The doctor did, it’s alleged, continue to supply Perry and his personal assistant with ketamine-- at a cost of a reported $55,000 during the month prior to his death. Having that much ketamine on hand enabled Perry, or rather his assistant, to administer as much as 6 to 8 doses a day to his employer.
Incredibly, it appears that still wasn’t enough to satisfy Perry’s need for drugs. Another large purchase was recorded in the same time span. This one was in the amount of $12,000, paid to a different source, also for ketamine.
It boggles the mind.
Of course, by that time Matthew Perry...
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