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Doctor who sold ketamine to “Friends” TV star Matthew Perry gets 2 1/2 years in prison

WAKA Action 8 News,

Posted: Dec 3, 2025 4:01 PM CST

A doctor who pleaded guilty to selling ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the “Friends” star’s overdose death has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison.

ACTION 8 UPDATE: 5 people, including 2 doctors, charged in investigation into Matthew Perry’s death

WAKA Action 8 News,

Posted: Aug 15, 2024 9:49 AM CDT

Updated: Aug 15, 2024 1:51 PM CDT

by WAKA Action 8 News

Perry died in 2023 at the age of 54.

Autopsy: Matthew Perry died from the effects of ketamine

WAKA Action 8 News,

Posted: Dec 15, 2023 6:55 PM CST

by WAKA Action 8 News

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.

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Doctor who sold ketamine to “Friends” TV star Matthew Perry gets 2 1/2 years in prison

ACTION 8 UPDATE: 5 people, including 2 doctors, charged in investigation into Matthew Perry’s death

Autopsy: Matthew Perry died from the effects of ketamine

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