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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy no one addresses Musks control over all aspects of our Government while using dissociative drugs is beyond me
In the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking testimony today, Casandra Ventura testified about the "Freak Off" parties and her use of Ketamine for the parties.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05/14/arts/sean-combs-diddy-trial-cassie
Musk interview with Don Lemon
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/18/tech/elon-musk-ketamine-use-don-lemon-interview
I think an independent expert should determine if it approrite or not, not the drug users (addicts?) opinion.

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(55,102 posts)Midnight Writer
(23,922 posts)Elon may think he is taking a "maintenance-level" dosage, but he must take higher and higher doses to maintain that level.
The higher the dose, the more pronounced the debility it causes, such as dissociative states of consciousness.
This is a dangerous, hallucinatory party drug that is injected into Elon on a daily basis. Even if it helps an underlying condition, such as depression, the side effects still exist and can truly make one feel out of touch with reality, especially at high doses.
If Elon tells his doctor to up the dose, his doctor will up the dose. That's the way things work in Elon-World.
speak easy
(11,452 posts)It can be abused - I have no idea whether Musk is taking it as a recreational drug, or to treat the severe bouts of depression he has talked about.
Musk is bipolar; he has admitted as much. Of FAR more concern are his bouts of manic psychosis, including memory gaps, which both his ex-wife and also his biographer have described.
ToxMarz
(2,390 posts)But should he be in charge of sweeping changes to our entire Goverment without any oversight or vetting as to whether he is competent or it's appropriate?
Aside from that, he can do any and every drug known to man, I couldn't care less.
In this case, he has made it everyones business.
speak easy
(11,452 posts)No. Obviously. For a whole host of reasons.
But my point remains - manic psychosis is infinitely more concerning than ketamine abuse.
ToxMarz
(2,390 posts)But I think it would be far easier to get support behind examining and curtailing his activities based on questionable drug use than mental illness. It's more relatable to the average person and/or legislator. Many may even have direct experience. Mental illness can be a bigger nut to crack IMO.
speak easy
(11,452 posts)He hasnt been officially diagnosed, he says, but he talks about bipolar. He takes a lot of prescription medicines at times. He can be variable in his moods, and sometimes has a Jekyll and Hyde quality, where he will go into a dark, depressed mood and say some things, sometimes things that his father said to him, and then a few hours later, you ask him about it. And its like he almost has no memory.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4198666-musk-biographer-describes-his-wild-mood-swings-and-demon-mode/#:~:text=Isaacson%20noted%20that%20Musk%20has,but%20he%20talks%20about%20bipolar.
If you own a business, it is up to you to put guardrails around potential psychotic episodes; if you are an employee, it is the responsibility of your employee.
What is absolutely contraindicated is to have such a person with no guardrails at all, in a position of almost unfettered power.
Initech
(104,785 posts)And Trump just made up an organization out of thin air whose goal is to dismantle the government. It's all insane.
muriel_volestrangler
(103,621 posts)Was Musk on drugs when he said empathy is the major weakness of Western society? Or is that really how he thinks with no pharmaceutical help?