Matthew Perry: What is ketamine infusion therapy?

The drug, used by the late actor Matthew Perry, is used in certain cases to treat depression.

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The coroner concluded that the treatment - which is offered both in the US and the UK - was not responsible for Perry's death due to ketamine, which prosecutors allege was supplied to him illicitly.

Five people including two doctors, Perry's assistant and an alleged drug dealer have been charged for providing the drug outside of his treatment regimen.

Perry, 54, had been open about his history of substance misuse, and prosecutors say the accused profited from his addictive tendencies.

Ketamine is an anaesthetic that can be used to treat depression, anxiety and pain in a medical setting.

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