Elon Musk could have understated the “small quantity” of ketamine that he mentioned he was utilizing in a Don Lemon interview final yr, in keeping with sources for The New York Times. The publication reviews that across the time Musk endorsed Donald Trump’s Presidential run final yr, the Tesla CEO informed those who he was taking a lot ketamine that it was affecting his bladder, a facet impact related to persistent use. “It’s unclear” whether or not this prolonged to his four-month stint working DOGE, in keeping with the Instances.
The Instances reviews that, primarily based on interviews with greater than a dozen individuals who’ve identified or labored with Musk and personal messages seen by the publication, “…some individuals who knew him frightened about his frequent drug use, temper swings and fixation on having extra kids.”
The Instances cites sources aware of Musk’s consumption who mentioned he was generally utilizing ketamine day by day and mixing it with a cocktail of different unspecified medication. Each day consumption would drastically surpass the prescribed remedies that Musk informed Lemon he was taking as soon as each two weeks to deal with melancholy. Whereas authorities contractors like SpaceX are obligated to manage random drug exams to staff, together with Elon, folks near this course of informed The Instances that Musk acquired superior warning about once they would happen.
A January 2024 report in the Wall Street Journal cited sources saying Musk “used LSD, cocaine, ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms, typically at personal events around the globe, the place attendees signal nondisclosure agreements or surrender their telephones to enter.” Sources cited by The Journal additionally mentioned that “some Tesla board members through the years have talked amongst themselves about their considerations over Musk’s alleged drug use,” and that medication have “been a thorny subject for administrators at Musk’s corporations as a result of a few of them are his shut mates, and attend events and journey with him.”