His guilt for the death of Matthew Perry, the actor’s doctor declared before the court.
Guilty Mark Chavez, 54 years old, one of two doctors accused Matthew Perry died of a ketamine overdose.
Specifically, Mark Chavez pleads guilty to ‘conspiracy to distribute ketamine’. A guilty plea is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Before Chavez accepted a deal with the prosecution in September, he pleaded guilty to avoid a trial.
Through his attorney, Matt Binninger, he said at the time “repentant” for his action. “My client takes (his) responsibility. He’s doing everything possible to cooperate … and it’s very important.” Matt Binninger told reporters outside court.
The other doctor accused in the case, Dr. Salvador Plasencia pleaded not guilty, as did his co-defendant Jasveen Sangha, who is alleged to have illegally supplied the ketamine and is known “queen of ketamine”. The couple are due to go to trial in March.
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It should be noted that another doctor, Salvador Placencia also known as “Dr P”, is accused of buying ketamine from Chavez to sell it at a much higher price to the actor.
The trial of the above is scheduled for this month.
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Beloved main character of the legendary series “The Friends” died on Saturday, October 28, 2023, aged 54, at his home in Los Angeles, where he was found unconscious in the Jacuzzi his house and drowned was cited as a contributing factor to his death.
His death was pronounced by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office acute effects of ketamineanesthetic with psychedelic properties.
Los Angeles police said in May they were working with federal authorities to investigate the source of the ketamine Perry ingested.
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Perry underwent ketamine infusion therapy to treat depression and anxiety, but his last session occurred more than a week before his death. The medical examiner noted that ketamine was in Perry’s system “Could not come from this infusion therapy”given its short half-life.
The levels of ketamine in his system were high – equivalent to what is used for general anesthesia during surgery, according to the coroner.
When ketamine was confirmed in his system, local police and federal agents were trying to figure out where the actor got the drug before his death. The TMZ said that Authorities questioned people with a history of drug use for any information related to the actor’s death case, but no arrests have been made.
Ketamine: The substance that killed Matthew Perry
Ketamine is a substance mainly used in veterinary medicine as a fast anesthetic-sedative drug, but in small doses it is psychoactive and dissociative effects. It comes in liquid or white powder form and its use varies. It can be smoked, given intravenously and intramuscularly, or taken by mouth or nose.
Ketamine was first manufactured in 1962 and patented in 1963.
Ketamine was first discovered by the American chemist and pharmacologist Calvin Stevens in 1962. Initially, it was developed as an anesthetic and provided anesthesia without affecting breathing, making it suitable for use in surgical procedures .
In 2010-13, several studies were carried out that confirm its uses as fast acting antidepressant.
Doctors in the UK did the first trial of ketamine to treat it depressionsaid it gives immediate and “amazing” results and is considered a new and promising treatment for depression.
It should be noted that ketamine was widely used among wounded American soldiers in Vietnam, first as an anesthetic and then for anxiety. Also, in the previous 10 years it was particularly widespread as a “drug”.