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Matthew Perry‘s dream of establishing a foundation for those struggling with substance abuse has been realized. The Matthew Perry Foundation is officially up and running and accepting donations.

A crack addict was jailed for 15 months for ‘warehousing’ cocaine for a drug gang in his flat.

Matthew Perry tragically passed away at the age of 54 when he was reportedly found deceased in his hot tub at his home on Saturday (October 28).

The heartbroken sister of a teenager who died after a house party in Fife has issued a grave drugs warning to other youngsters.

She may have turned 69 last month, but Carole Malone is looking and feeling better than ever.The journalist and broadcaster recently spoke about her health overhaul, revealing she’d used controversial weight-loss drug Wegovy. While she admits its use came with its drawbacks she is happy with the results.There are concerns about drugs such as Wegovy, which is aimed at tackling chronic obesity, and Ozempic, for type 2 diabetes, being used as weight-loss aids. The ex-Celebrity Big Brother contestant confesses she was initially against the idea of taking them to shed the pounds.

G-Dragon will attend a police questioning and take a drug test next week, as part of the ongoing investigations into his alleged drug use.G-Dragon’s lawyer, Kim Su-hyeon, said in a press release that the K-pop idol’s upcoming questioning by the police is voluntary and will take place on Monday (November 6) at the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency in Seoul, according to Yonhap News Agency.On top of the questioning, police also announced yesterday (October 31) that they will also be conducting a rapid drug test on the 35-year-old singer as part of procedure.The October 31 statement by G-Dragon’s legal counsel also included a warning from against the dissemination of falsified information about the singer’s current situation.“We urge the media and press to report with responsibility to prevent Kwon Ji-yong, a K-pop artist representing South Korea, from being inflicted any irrevocable damage from the spread of false information,” the statement read.G-Dragon – real name Kwon Ji-young – was first booked by the Incheon Metropolitan Police on October 26, and is currently under probe without detention for his alleged breach of South Korea’s Narcotics Control Act.A day after the allegations surfaced (October 27), the musician came forward to deny claims of his illegal drug use in a statement through his lawyer.According to The Korea Herald’s report on October 30, G-Dragon issued a second statement reiterating his stance, and displayed his notification to the police of his legal representation and will for voluntary questioning and investigation.“Kwon has submitted all the evidence necessary for the investigation and his vow to sincerely cooperate in the hair and urine test, in order to reveal the truth and prove his innocence,”

An Albanian man has been jailed for over two years after being caught farming a Class B drug.

G-Dragon’s advisory counsel is speaking out.

Matthew Perry's death has rocked the showbiz world, but sadly it's not surprising.

died Saturday at 54 after apparently drowning in the hot tub at his Los Angeles home.TMZ reported illegal drugs were not found at the scene Saturday, and foul play is not suspected. Prescription drugs were reportedly found inside the home, per TMZ sources.Perry achieved global fame for his “Friends” role, even as he struggled with drug and alcohol addiction.“The Whole Nine Yards” star reported last year in his memoir that he had attended 6,000 AA meetings, gone to rehab 15 times, and been in detox 65 times.Perry once estimated he spent around $9 million trying to get sober.Here’s a look at Perry’s personal battles. After having his first drink at 14, Perry was drinking consistently by 18.Perry’s addiction to drugs began after the “17 Again” star was involved in a jet ski accident on the set of “Fools Rush In” in 1997 — about three years after “Friends” premiered in 1994.He was prescribed Vicodin.His addiction became so bad, he admitted to ingesting 55 of the pills per day, causing his weight to plummet to 128 pounds at one point.

A commonly used and widely available drug could help manage symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in patients seen in GP surgeries, according to recent research.

BTS, (G)I-DLE and LE SSERAFIM, have denied any rumours of links to a recent spate of drug-related investigations in the Korean entertainment industry.In the past week, popular South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun and Big Bang member G-Dragon were booked on suspicion of drug use. The two cases are said to be unrelated to one another.Soon after the news broke, rumours that other high-profile K-pop stars were also being investigated for drug use started circulating online, according to SBS Star.Among them were LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Chaewon, (G)I-DLE’s Jeon Soyeon and K-pop boyband BTS.

G-Dragon, a member of the K-pop boyband Big Bang, has reportedly been booked by police for suspected drug use.G-Dragon – real name Kwon Ji-yong – was booked by the Incheon Metropolitan Police yesterday (October 25) and is currently under investigation for allegedly breaching South Korea’s Narcotics Control Act, per The Korea Herald.The police have also stated that the investigation is unrelated to an ongoing high-profile case involving South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, per Yonhap News Agency. The Incheon Metropolitan Police had launched an investigation into eight people, including Lee, last week over suspected drug use.When the investigation was first launched, the Parasite actor had been linked to the case but was not named a suspect.

G-Dragon has reportedly been booked for a drug-related violation.

An electrician claimed he turned to drug dealing after running into money troubles during the Covid-19 pandemic.

P!nk has shared the story behind the drug overdose she suffered at age 16 just weeks before signing her first record deal.In a recent appearance on 60 Minutes, the singer opened up about her troubled home life, sharing: “I was a punk. I had a mouth. I had a chip on my shoulder.”“Basically, I grew up in a house where every day, my parents were screaming at each other, throwing things, hated each other.

Pink had a big wake-up call in the nick of time.

“60 Minutes” interview that aired Sunday, Alecia Moore Hart, aka Pink, 44, revealed that before she was a global superstar known for singing up-side down and performing aerial stunts to sold-out stadiums, she nearly died from a drug overdose, just weeks before signing a record deal. The Grammy winning singer, who has two kids — son Jameson, 6, and daughter Willow, 12, with her motocross star husband Carey Hart, 48 — described the incident.She revealed that during Thanksgiving of 1995, she went to a rave where she took “ecstasy, angel dust, crystal. All kinds of things…Then I was out.

A drugs courier boss has been linked to the construction of a new multi-million luxury ­housing development, the Sunday Mail can reveal. Peter McLaren, 55, was jailed for six years in November 2016 after being caught in a police surveillance operation codenamed Operation Numerical targeting organised crime.

A pair of drug-dealing brothers who enjoyed a life of luxury while making a fortune flogging heroin, cocaine, ketamine and cannabis are settling into life behind bars. The Rains siblings were caught with debtors lists, designer clothes and expensive Cartier jewellery.

Robin Williams’ longtime friends have recalled his heavy drug use, saying his addition to cocaine made him a “monster.”The beloved Hollywood sweetheart died by suicide in 2014 at the age of 63.But before his acting career blew up, Williams was a stand-up comedian who struggled with a severe addiction to drugs in the late 1970s and early 1980s.In fact, Williams’ pal Allen Stephan reveals in Vice’s “The Dark Side of Comedy” documentary series that the “Mrs. Doubtfire” actor couldn’t go on stage and perform without cocaine.Revealing one conversation he had with the late actor at the time, Stephan remembered, “He said, ‘Know anyone with any blow? I have to go on and I can’t go on without any blow.’ And I sat down and said, ‘I’m going to help you.'”“He goes, ‘You have blow?’ I go, ‘No, are you out of your f–king mind? You’re Robin Williams!’ And then I think after that he wouldn’t get high when he had to perform.”The late actor’s longtime friend, Mike Binder, remembered Williams’ reaction to “a gram of coke” during the pair’s outing in Hollywood in the ’80s.“Robin said, ‘Let me take that.