“A little bit of ketamine has an effect similar to alcohol. It can cause disinhibition, where you do and say things you otherwise would not,” Anand said. “At higher doses, it has another effect, which is dissociation: you feel detached from your body and surroundings.” Elon Musk’s ‘escalated’ ketamine use could be causing erratic behavior
22 August 2023
New York Post
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Elon Musk’s allegedly “escalated” use of the drug ketamine could explain his penchant for erratic decision-making at X and his other companies, according to a New Yorker exposé about the billionaire.
The Tesla CEO was scrutinized in a lengthy, year-long report by journalist Ronan Farrow, who cited “associates” who have reportedly “connected his erratic behavior to efforts to self-medicate.”
“Associates suggested that Musk’s use has escalated in recent years, and that the drug, alongside his isolation and his increasingly embattled relationship with the press, might contribute to his tendency to make chaotic and impulsive statements and decisions,” Farrow wrote in the article.
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Anand added that ketamine can cause the user to “feel grandiose and like you have special powers or special talents.
“People do impulsive things, they could do inadvisable things at work. The impact depends on the kind of work,” he continued. “For a librarian, there’s less risk. If you’re a pilot, it can cause big problems.”
The report also cited a “close colleague” of the man who not only owns X, but is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX who said Musk’s “life just sucks.”
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The New York Times also reported in 2018 that members of Tesla’s board had expressed concern about his use of sleep drug Ambien. |
