Musk’s Drug Use Concerns Tesla, SpaceX Leaders, WSJ Says (1)

Jan. 7, 2024, 12:49 PM UTC

Elon Musk’s drug use has worried executives and board members at businesses he runs, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the billionaire and the companies.

Musk has used LSD, cocaine, ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms, often at private parties, the Journal said, citing unnamed witnesses and others with knowledge of the matter. People close to the Tesla Inc. and SpaceX chief executive officer told the newspaper his drug use is ongoing, and that in particular he’s consuming ketamine. Musk saidin August he has a prescription to use the drug as an antidepressant.

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