Posted in Web Explainer: Hazards of ketamine in focus after actor Matthew Perry’s … December 3, 2025 Ketamine, the powerful sedative that caused actor Matthew Perry’s 2023 drug overdose death, has been approved for clinical use as an anesthetic since 1970, when it was first given to wounded … https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/hazards-ketamine-focus-after-actor-matthew-perrys-2023-overdose-death-2025-12-03/