Elon Musk Shares His Drug Test After Ketamine Rumors Swirl

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Elon Musk has reposnded to claims that he’s been using the druge ketamine.

If you’re unfamiliar with the drug Ketamine, it’s a dissociative anesthetic that relieves pain and puts the user in a sedated state.

People also abuse it for its hallucinogenic effects.

Before it started to be used by humans, veterinarians had used it for decades as a horse tranquilizer.

So, has Elon Musk taken Ketamine?

His latest drug test suggests no.

Per The Street:

Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person and President Donald Trump’s onetime ally, has finally responded to allegations of drug abuse.

On June 17, Musk shared a drug test report on X that shows negative for substances such as ketamine, cocaine, amphetamines, ecstasy, etc.

Musk, who used to share his enthusiasm for cryptocurrencies quite often, has cultivated a sizeable fan base among the crypto community.

Crypto Twitter was quick to respond to the billionaire’s latest post, being curious and humorous.

An advisor at the OKX crypto exchange, @Jeremyybtc, asked Grok to explain the details of Musk’s post. The AI chatbot said the billionaire’s drug results are negative but cautioned that it’s “a snapshot, not current proof.”

Take a look:

Musk previously admitted to taking Ketamine.

Per Yahoo News:

Musk himself said he uses the drug in a March 2024 interview, and he’s frequently posted about it on X generally over the years.

We reached out to representatives of Musk to elaborate on his ketamine use, as well as to respond to reports about his relationship to drugs affecting his behavior in work settings. We have not received a response, though we will update this report when, or if, we do.

In other words, the details of Musk’s ketamine use as of this writing were unknown, including how often (if at all anymore), under what circumstances exactly and via what method (spray, powder, liquid injection, etc.) he takes the drug.

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While the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ketamine as an anesthetic, it has only OK’d esketamine — a molecule that is a mirror image of ketamine — for treatment-resistant depression. Esketamine comes as a nasal spray. But ketamine, used off-label for depression, can be injected intravenously or intramuscularly under medical supervision, taken sublingually in lozenges without swallowing, or administered nasally via a spray. Recreational users or addicts often opt for snorting ketamine powder for a quick rush.

Abusing the drug can have serious consequences, according to the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse. It warns.



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