One of the two doctors charged with distributing ketamine to "Friends" star Matthew Perry, weeks before his overdose death, has been sentenced.
Salvador Plasencia was sentenced in a Los Angeles federal court on Wednesday to 30 months in prison for supplying ketamine to Matthew Perry and his assistant. Plasencia pleaded guilty in July to four counts of illegally distributing ketamine to Perry.
Perry, 54, was found unresponsive and floating face-down in a jacuzzi at his LA home on Oct. 28, 2023. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner determined he died from the "acute effects of ketamine," with contributing factors including drowning, coronary artery disease, and the effects of buprenorphine, which is a medication used to treat opioid use disorder.
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