Asian Tribune Your Multilingual Newspaper covering World and local news News
A woman known as the “Ketamine Queen,” charged with selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him, agreed to plead guilty Monday. Jasveen Sangha becomes the fifth and final defendant charged in the overdose death of the Friends star to strike a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, avoiding a trial that …
Read More »Doctor charged with giving Friends star Matthew Perry ketamine agrees to plead guilty
A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the months leading up to the Friends star’s overdose death has agreed to plead guilty, a plea agreement filed Monday shows. Dr. Salvador Plasencia has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, according to the signed document filed …
Read More »‘I have a life back’: How ketamine therapy is helping these Nova Scotians find relief from depression
For decades, Sherri Topple’s world was overshadowed by the crushing weight of depression that no medication or therapy seemed to fix. It wasn’t until she tried ketamine therapy that she finally felt a sense of relief. At her worst, the Nova Scotia woman says she could barely muster up the …
Read More »Doctor who helped get Matthew Perry ketamine pleads guilty
A San Diego doctor charged in connection with Matthew Perry ‘s fatal overdose pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to distribute the surgical anesthetic ketamine. Dr. Mark Chavez, 54, entered the plea in federal court in Los Angeles, becoming the third person to admit guilt in the aftermath of the Friends star’s …
Read More »