Elon Musk defends routine ketamine usage, says it’s good for business

The X owner — who also shared in the interview that he doesn’t normally do hard drugs or drink alcohol — said sobriety is not an issue for him and that his work corroborates that.

“If you use too much ketamine you can’t really get work done and I have a lot of work,” he explained.

“I’m typically putting in 16-hour days. That’s normal for me, and it’s rare for me to take off even a weekend day, so I don’t really have a situation where I can be not mentally acute for an extended period of time.”

Musk concluded, “I can’t really get wasted because I can’t get my work done.”

Other stars like Pete Davidson have reportedly also turned to ketamine to help with mental health issues.

However, the drug can be harmful and even deadly if not used properly, as was the case for Matthew Perry.

In December 2023, it was revealed the “Friends” alum died from the “acute effects of ketamine” after 3,540 ng/ml were found in his peripheral blood source and 3,271 ng/ml were in his central blood source.

The autopsy report also showed that drowning, coronary artery disease and buprenorphine, an opioid, contributed to his passing.

Dr. Bankole Johnson, one of the leading neuroscientists and physicians in the world, told Pvnew at the time, though, that Perry was likely using ketamine in a recreational manner given the findings.

“It would be questionable medicine to provide ketamine to someone also using buprenorphine — a true recipe for disaster,” he noted.

Johnson also pointed out the benefits, however, adding that ketamine is “generally safe when administered by trained health professionals in a medical setting for the treatment of depression or post traumatic stress disorder.”