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Two doctors among five people charged in 'Friends' star Matthew Perry's death

Two doctors among five people charged in 'Friends' star Matthew Perry's death

The defendants, including the "Ketamine Queen," were part of a criminal network that distributed the drug to Matthew Perry and others.
Fri Aug 16 2024
Health over handcuffs: A public health approach to drug use

Health over handcuffs: A public health approach to drug use

Treating drug use as a health and social issue is a promising way to improve outcomes for people who use drugs.
Sun Jul 14 2024
LA police probe how 'Friends' star Matthew Perry obtained lethal ketamine dose

LA police probe how 'Friends' star Matthew Perry obtained lethal ketamine dose

Medical examiner concluded that Matthew Perry succumbed to an accidental drug overdose and drowning, with no foul play suspected.
Wed May 22 2024
Biden, Xi's 'blunt' talks yield deals on military, fentanyl

Biden, Xi's 'blunt' talks yield deals on military, fentanyl

Biden and Xi agreed China would stem the export of items related to the production of the opioid fentanyl, a leading cause of drug overdoses in the US.
Thu Nov 16 2023
Eats, snorts and bereaves: Killer 'Cocaine Bear' grips Hollywood

Eats, snorts and bereaves: Killer 'Cocaine Bear' grips Hollywood

The movie hopes to shake up Hollywood with its very loosely based-on-a-true-story tale of a giant, wild bear who overdosed on narcotics.
Mon Feb 27 2023
Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne tell serial killer story in 'The Good Nurse'

Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne tell serial killer story in 'The Good Nurse'

This is the true story of a male nurse who murdered up to hundreds of patients in US hospitals by secretly administering drug overdoses.
Wed Oct 12 2022
Man jailed three years for causing disabled boy to overdose on drugs

Man jailed three years for causing disabled boy to overdose on drugs

A trader was sentenced to three years jail by the Sessions Court today for causing a child with special needs to overdose on methamphetamine and morphine.
Tue Jun 28 2022
Autopsy shows 'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams died of drug overdose

Autopsy shows 'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams died of drug overdose

Williams, 54, was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment on Sept. 6, and police sources said at the time that drug paraphernalia was discovered at the scene.
Sat Sep 25 2021
Non-binary Demi Lovato blames drug overdose on 'ignoring my truth'

Non-binary Demi Lovato blames drug overdose on 'ignoring my truth'

Lovato said the decision to use the pronouns they/them had come after "a lot of healing & self-reflective work."
Thu May 20 2021
Rapper, actor DMX, five-time Billboard chart topper, dead at 50

Rapper, actor DMX, five-time Billboard chart topper, dead at 50

American rapper and actor Earl Simmons, known by the stage name DMX or Dark Man X, died on Friday, after suffering a heart attack.
Fri Apr 09 2021
Demi Lovato reveals teen rape as tell-all documentary opens SXSW

Demi Lovato reveals teen rape as tell-all documentary opens SXSW

The four episodes contain new details of sexual assaults suffered by Lovato, including an attack on the night of her overdose.
Wed Mar 17 2021
South Korea gives pop idol T.O.P. suspended jail term for smoking weed

South Korea gives pop idol T.O.P. suspended jail term for smoking weed

The use of marijuana is illegal and considered a serious crime in South Korea, but the severity of punishment has eased from the past.
Thu Jul 20 2017
Weed and snail venom may replace addictive opioid painkillers

Weed and snail venom may replace addictive opioid painkillers

In the wake of mounting overdoses and deaths from the opioid-addiction crisis sweeping across the US, drugmakers are racing to come up with safer painkillers.
Mon Jul 03 2017
Six siblings designated heirs to musician Prince's estate

Six siblings designated heirs to musician Prince's estate

A Minnesota judge has ruled that six siblings of pop music superstar Prince are the heirs to his vast estate, more than a year after his death from an accidental drug overdose.
Sat May 20 2017
Jim Carrey hit with lawsuit over girlfriend's death

Jim Carrey hit with lawsuit over girlfriend's death

Veteran comic actor Jim Carrey was sued Monday for allegedly procuring drugs under a bogus name for his ex-girlfriend Cathriona White, who died of an overdose last year.
Tue Sep 20 2016
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM

ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays

KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024

BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity

Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29

NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections

Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024