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Lifestyle

‘Ketamine Queen’ to plead guilty over drugs that killed Matthew Perry

Law enforcement officers arrange bundles of cocaine after drug seizures by the Salvadoran Naval Force on Monday. The UNODC report painted a bleak picture of the worldwide battle against illegal drugs and the criminals behind them.
International

The world’s biggest users of cocaine are in Australia, New Zealand

Matthew Perry’s role as the sarcastic man-child Chandler in 'Friends' brought him fabulous wealth, but hid a dark struggle with addiction to painkillers and alcohol.
Lifestyle

Main doctor charged in actor Matthew Perry overdose to plead guilty

California physician Mark Chavez exits federal court in Los Angeles, California, Oct 2, 2024. Chavez pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute the drug ketamine to the late actor Matthew Perry, who died of a ketamine overdose in October 2023.
Lifestyle

Doctor who provided Matthew Perry’s drugs pleads guilty

Alleged evidence discovered in what authorities have dubbed the “Sangha stash.”. Five people who allegedly supplied ketamine to "Friends" star Matthew Perry in a bid to exploit his drug addiction for profit have been charged in relation to his overdose death, US officials said on August 15.
Lifestyle

Ketamine Queen: the alleged dealer charged over Matthew Perry’s death

French customs officers discover cocaine hidden in a suitcase as they inspect the bags of a passenger flying to Paris from Cayenne at the international airport in Cayenne, French Guiana, on March 24, 2024.
International

Cocaine superhighway brings drugs and violence to Europe

The US has seen evidence of China taking steps to pursue companies that make precursor chemicals for fentanyl and disrupting illicit financial transactions related to them.
International

China and US start working group to combat flood of fentanyl

German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach says a key pillar of the plan is to raise awareness about the risks, which should ultimately curb consumption.
International

German Cabinet approves landmark Bill for legal cannabis use

“Illicit fentanyl is responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans each year,” the Treasury’s under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, Brian Nelson, said in the statement.
International

US charges El Chapo sons, Chinese businessmen with fentanyl trafficking; Treasury imposes sanctions on Chinese companies

The proposed settlement calls for CVS to pay US$5 billion over 10 years, Walgreens to pay US$5.7 billion over 15 years and Walmart to pay US$3.1 billion, mostly up front.
Consumer & Healthcare

Walmart, Walgreens agree to pay US$13.8b to settle US opioid claims: sources

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