Back in October the world was saddened to learn that Friends star Matthew Perry had died. And earlier this week, a toxicology report was made public showing that the actor had Ketamine in his system when he died in his hot tub in LA. 

In this episode of The Quicky, we ask an expert what is ketamine, and why would a known drug addict be treated with a potentially addictive drug?

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CREDITS 

Host: Claire Murphy

With thanks to: 

Dr Julaine Allan - Associate Professor of Mental Health and Addictions at the Rural Health Research Institute of Charles Sturt University and Senior Visiting Fellow at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, at the University of New South Wales.

Producer: Claire Murphy

Executive Producer: Kally Borg

Audio Producer: Jacob Round