Matthew Perry's death is tied to a problem that is more common than you know

Nearly a year after actor Matthew Perry's death and the courts are still working on the complicated case. At its heart is a drug crisis that only recently resulted in prosecution.

The indictment reads that when Perry’s medical doctors declined to up his prescription of ketamine, per his request, he sought it from outside sources.   Kelly Hyman is an attorney, TV legal analyst, Democratic political commentator and the host of the popular true-crime podcast, "Once Upon a Crime in Hollywood." She has been called "a modern day Erin Brockovich" by Forbes and has appeared on Fox News, ABC, NBC, CBS, CourtTV, BBC and MSNBC. She focuses on complex litigation such as class actions and mass tort litigation. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter.

However, the tragedy quickly turned into a criminal matter earlier this summer when two doctors were charged in connection with Perry’s death. And, in late August, San Diego-based doctor, Mark Chavez, signed a plea deal with prosecutors, agreeing to plead guilty to conspiring to distribute ketamine.