Tesla CEO Elon Musk reportedly travels with a daily pill box containing around 20 different medications. According to a New York Times report, “Musk’s drug consumption went well beyond occasional use.” Quoting people familiar with the matter, the report states that some of these pills include powerful stimulants and psychedelic substances, with some of them marked as Adderall , a commonly prescribed stimulant for ADHD.
“He took Ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms. And he traveled with a daily medication box that held about 20 pills, including ones with the markings of the stimulant Adderall, according to a photo of the box and people who have seen it,” the report states.
Musk has a history of recreational drug use : Report
A 2024 report by The Wall Street Journal said that the Tesla and Space X CEO has a history of recreational drug use.
The latest NYT report quotes an unnamed source who claims to have attended private gatherings with Musk saying that Musk also took Ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms “across the United States and in at least one other country”. Adding further, it states that the tech billionaire “had been using ketamine often, sometimes daily, and mixing it with other drugs”.
The Times previously reported that he had actually developed a far more serious habit.
‘Don’t like doing illegal drugs’: Musk
However, Musk has previously revealed that he was prescribed ketamine for depression. In March 2024, he told journalist Don Lemon that he took only “a small amount” of ketamine, about once every two weeks, as a prescribed treatment for negative moods. “If you’ve used too much ketamine, you can’t really get work done, and I have a lot of work,” he said.
“I really don’t like doing illegal drugs,” he reportedly told his biographer.
Musk acknowledges Ketamine affecting his bladder
The NYT report says that Musk has told people “he was taking so much ketamine” and “that it was affecting his bladder, a known effect of chronic use”.
Ketamine use has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but only as an anesthetic in medical procedures. And only doctors with a special license can prescribe it for psychiatric disorders like depression.
But the agency has recently warned about its risks, particularly after the death of the actor Matthew Perry in 2023. “The drug has psychedelic properties and can cause dissociation from reality. Chronic use can lead to addiction and problems with bladder pain and control.”
“He took Ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms. And he traveled with a daily medication box that held about 20 pills, including ones with the markings of the stimulant Adderall, according to a photo of the box and people who have seen it,” the report states.
Musk has a history of recreational drug use : Report
A 2024 report by The Wall Street Journal said that the Tesla and Space X CEO has a history of recreational drug use.
The latest NYT report quotes an unnamed source who claims to have attended private gatherings with Musk saying that Musk also took Ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms “across the United States and in at least one other country”. Adding further, it states that the tech billionaire “had been using ketamine often, sometimes daily, and mixing it with other drugs”.
The Times previously reported that he had actually developed a far more serious habit.
‘Don’t like doing illegal drugs’: Musk
However, Musk has previously revealed that he was prescribed ketamine for depression. In March 2024, he told journalist Don Lemon that he took only “a small amount” of ketamine, about once every two weeks, as a prescribed treatment for negative moods. “If you’ve used too much ketamine, you can’t really get work done, and I have a lot of work,” he said.
“I really don’t like doing illegal drugs,” he reportedly told his biographer.
Musk acknowledges Ketamine affecting his bladder
The NYT report says that Musk has told people “he was taking so much ketamine” and “that it was affecting his bladder, a known effect of chronic use”.
Ketamine use has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but only as an anesthetic in medical procedures. And only doctors with a special license can prescribe it for psychiatric disorders like depression.
But the agency has recently warned about its risks, particularly after the death of the actor Matthew Perry in 2023. “The drug has psychedelic properties and can cause dissociation from reality. Chronic use can lead to addiction and problems with bladder pain and control.”
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