Matthew Perry's death was tragic, just like the deaths of so many other addicts & casual drug users in America and around the world. Some 100,000 Americans die annually from unintentional drug overdoses--more than any other nation on Earth or during any other era in this country's history. But now his ketamine dealer is facing a life sentence for supplying him with the drug that was found in his system at death. Here's why that's dead wrong:
Matthew Perry was a 54-year-old man with a long history of substance abuse & addiction. He is what's known in the addict world as a "garbage pail addict"--someone who will abuse any/everything they can get their hands on & can't handle moderation at all, as even one drink or toke will lead to a relapse on their substance of choice or harder drugs. He literally 'wrote the book on addiction' with his 2022 autobiography "Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing". He KNEW the risks of using recreational drugs, yet he still consensually chose to obtain ketamine outside his doctor's office & abuse it in high doses in a hot tub--a highly dangerous setting as Whitney Houston, daughter Bobbi Kristina & Aaron Carter had all died in high-profile deaths while high in the water.
Perry's autopsy states that a combination of "cardiovascular overstimulation, respiratory depression, longstanding heart disease & drowning" caused his death. Whether he would've died had he not been in a hot tub is not known, nor is the degree to which his heart disease influenced the outcome. Ketamine overdose is certainly possible but not a common way to die. You'd need to take a LOT. The drug itself is a CIII controlled substance--lower on the legal priority list than a slew of other drugs including most opioids, hallucinogens like LSD, psilocybin mushrooms, DMT & "club drugs" like GHB and MDMA. It's the preferred anesthetic for surgery in children and pets and in recent years has become a go-to in the psychiatry world for treatment-resistant depression.
Still, the woman who allegedly supplied the drug to Perry, Desi-American Jasveen Sangha, is looking at a possible lifetime sentence, her texts regarding the drug sale leaked to the press in a way that most definitely could compromise the outcome of the trial. She's being referred to in the media as the "Ketamine Queen" & being dragged by every media outlet from here to Kingdom Come. She allegedly said something to the effect of "I wonder how much this idiot will pay?" in a text which, while not exactly polite, has no bearing on her guilt or innocence. If I was her lawyer I would argue it actually discourages buying the product from her because she wasn't giving out discounts like many of these starstruck Hollywood doctors. She's slammed for wearing designer clothes & showing off her freshly done hair which is no different than the thousands of other vapid women in Hollywood/L.A. Basically, zero attempt at an unbiased take is even hinted at in any of these articles. She did not mislabel fentanyl as ketamine like many drug dealers do, nor did she seek out Perry to market the drug to him--he found her. She has no history of violent crime on her record. 5 others have been indicted in connection with Perry's death.
Meanwhile, the actual medical professional (2 of them) who introduced Mathew Perry to ketamine via in-office IV injections will not even be losing his medical license, let alone looking at any criminal charges/prison time. He admits to having known the star was "spiraling" with his addiction at the time of his death, yet his only punishment is having to put a sign on the door that essentially reads: "Hey guys I killed that dude from Friends. Come on in and get your drugs." I don't know about you, but if I was a strung out addict on a doctor-shopping mission, THAT kind of thing would make me more likely to choose this guy, not less. These scumfucks did things like charging Perry $2,000 for a vial of ketamine that cost $12 & writing fake prescriptions/diverting supplies from one office to another to fulfill Perry's increasing appetite for the drug... essentially everything the "Ketamine Queen" did and more but while hiding behind their medical licenses.
My $0.02
My take is that nobody belongs in prison for this tragedy, as Perry was a grown man who knew forwards, backwards & inside out the risks of what he was doing. He sought out both the doctor & street dealer of the drug & chose to use it in a highly dangerous manner.
However, if someone WAS going to be charged in this case, it should be the professional who completed medical school & should've known better. Sentencing a non-violent drug dealer to life in prison is the belligerent behavior of a nation like North Korea or Russia, not "the freest nation on Earth" (lmfao). They're clearly making an example out of her, saying "See? You think you can make tax-free money like this bitch? Think again." And that's the real crime here: trying to do what billionaires do by evading taxes & enjoying nice things. Pulling yourself up by your bootstraps & climbing the out of poverty or the 9-to-5 grind. That's also why prostitution--selling one's own body for sex--is illegal. In no universe should someone lose their freedom for life over a Schedule III drug that's being handed out like candy in the psychiatry world while the doctors getting people hooked on it to begin with get off Scott free. There are literal commercials for ketamine nasal spray on TV sandwiched between ads for children's Pedialyte & Glade Plug-Ins.
Do I think ketamine is an evil drug with no medicinal use? Hardly. I just think sentences should be based on actual intent/knowledge & not social/economic class. Dealers are selling an inanimate product that is being sought out by consenting consumers--no marketing necessary. They're not trafficking humans or trading slaves. Our drug laws are what allow them to do what they do, so locking them up for simply supplying a highly-desired product is not only unjust but violates the basic principles of capitalist economics. Where there's a demand there will be a supply, and this nation has yet to truly dig into the "demand" side of the addiction equation. Doing so would require too much investment in individuals & communities & that's not profitable for the Powers That Be.
Just another day in "Prison Is For the Poors" America. 🇺🇲 🚔
Matthew Perry was a 54-year-old man with a long history of substance abuse & addiction. He is what's known in the addict world as a "garbage pail addict"--someone who will abuse any/everything they can get their hands on & can't handle moderation at all, as even one drink or toke will lead to a relapse on their substance of choice or harder drugs. He literally 'wrote the book on addiction' with his 2022 autobiography "Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing". He KNEW the risks of using recreational drugs, yet he still consensually chose to obtain ketamine outside his doctor's office & abuse it in high doses in a hot tub--a highly dangerous setting as Whitney Houston, daughter Bobbi Kristina & Aaron Carter had all died in high-profile deaths while high in the water.
Perry's autopsy states that a combination of "cardiovascular overstimulation, respiratory depression, longstanding heart disease & drowning" caused his death. Whether he would've died had he not been in a hot tub is not known, nor is the degree to which his heart disease influenced the outcome. Ketamine overdose is certainly possible but not a common way to die. You'd need to take a LOT. The drug itself is a CIII controlled substance--lower on the legal priority list than a slew of other drugs including most opioids, hallucinogens like LSD, psilocybin mushrooms, DMT & "club drugs" like GHB and MDMA. It's the preferred anesthetic for surgery in children and pets and in recent years has become a go-to in the psychiatry world for treatment-resistant depression.
Still, the woman who allegedly supplied the drug to Perry, Desi-American Jasveen Sangha, is looking at a possible lifetime sentence, her texts regarding the drug sale leaked to the press in a way that most definitely could compromise the outcome of the trial. She's being referred to in the media as the "Ketamine Queen" & being dragged by every media outlet from here to Kingdom Come. She allegedly said something to the effect of "I wonder how much this idiot will pay?" in a text which, while not exactly polite, has no bearing on her guilt or innocence. If I was her lawyer I would argue it actually discourages buying the product from her because she wasn't giving out discounts like many of these starstruck Hollywood doctors. She's slammed for wearing designer clothes & showing off her freshly done hair which is no different than the thousands of other vapid women in Hollywood/L.A. Basically, zero attempt at an unbiased take is even hinted at in any of these articles. She did not mislabel fentanyl as ketamine like many drug dealers do, nor did she seek out Perry to market the drug to him--he found her. She has no history of violent crime on her record. 5 others have been indicted in connection with Perry's death.
Meanwhile, the actual medical professional (2 of them) who introduced Mathew Perry to ketamine via in-office IV injections will not even be losing his medical license, let alone looking at any criminal charges/prison time. He admits to having known the star was "spiraling" with his addiction at the time of his death, yet his only punishment is having to put a sign on the door that essentially reads: "Hey guys I killed that dude from Friends. Come on in and get your drugs." I don't know about you, but if I was a strung out addict on a doctor-shopping mission, THAT kind of thing would make me more likely to choose this guy, not less. These scumfucks did things like charging Perry $2,000 for a vial of ketamine that cost $12 & writing fake prescriptions/diverting supplies from one office to another to fulfill Perry's increasing appetite for the drug... essentially everything the "Ketamine Queen" did and more but while hiding behind their medical licenses.
My $0.02
My take is that nobody belongs in prison for this tragedy, as Perry was a grown man who knew forwards, backwards & inside out the risks of what he was doing. He sought out both the doctor & street dealer of the drug & chose to use it in a highly dangerous manner.
However, if someone WAS going to be charged in this case, it should be the professional who completed medical school & should've known better. Sentencing a non-violent drug dealer to life in prison is the belligerent behavior of a nation like North Korea or Russia, not "the freest nation on Earth" (lmfao). They're clearly making an example out of her, saying "See? You think you can make tax-free money like this bitch? Think again." And that's the real crime here: trying to do what billionaires do by evading taxes & enjoying nice things. Pulling yourself up by your bootstraps & climbing the out of poverty or the 9-to-5 grind. That's also why prostitution--selling one's own body for sex--is illegal. In no universe should someone lose their freedom for life over a Schedule III drug that's being handed out like candy in the psychiatry world while the doctors getting people hooked on it to begin with get off Scott free. There are literal commercials for ketamine nasal spray on TV sandwiched between ads for children's Pedialyte & Glade Plug-Ins.
Do I think ketamine is an evil drug with no medicinal use? Hardly. I just think sentences should be based on actual intent/knowledge & not social/economic class. Dealers are selling an inanimate product that is being sought out by consenting consumers--no marketing necessary. They're not trafficking humans or trading slaves. Our drug laws are what allow them to do what they do, so locking them up for simply supplying a highly-desired product is not only unjust but violates the basic principles of capitalist economics. Where there's a demand there will be a supply, and this nation has yet to truly dig into the "demand" side of the addiction equation. Doing so would require too much investment in individuals & communities & that's not profitable for the Powers That Be.
Just another day in "Prison Is For the Poors" America. 🇺🇲 🚔
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