- Elon Musk's drug use is worrying his business associates and board members, The Wall Street Journal reported.
- Former Tesla director Larry Ellison encouraged Elon Musk to visit Hawaii to “dry off,” according to the Journal.
- The offer came at a time when Musk's friends were there. encourage He plans to attend a rehabilitation facility, the report said.
Elon Musk's drug use so worried his business associates and company executives that they ordered him to attend rehab to “dry off” from various substances, including LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, and ketamine, and even He reportedly asked him to take time off from work. A new report from the Wall Street Journal.
Billionaire Larry Ellison, a close friend of Musk's and a former Tesla board member and co-founder of Oracle, said: He even went so far as to encourage Musk to travel to Hawaii in the winter of 2022.Relax from work and escape from drugs'', the same media reported, citing a person familiar with the offer.
Ellison's proposal comes amid growing concern among Musk's friends and associates that Musk's drug use is worsening, according to the Journal.
At a party in the Hollywood Hills around the time of Mr. Ellison's offer, one attendee allegedly drank “liquid'' Ecstasy from a water bottle after Mr. Musk had a personal security guard on the floor to protect his privacy. He said he had been drinking, the report continued.
The Journal said that the “quantity” of Musk's drug use contributed to a culture of peer pressure among Musk's friends and directors of various companies, with Musk trying to maintain the social status he had gained. The report said he created an “expectation” that he would use drugs with Mr. Almost like a billionaire.
Musk, Ellison, and their attorneys Alex Spiro and Christopher Muzzi did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.
According to extensive reporting in the Journal, Musk is reportedly one of several Silicon Valley executives dabbling in hallucinogenic drugs such as ketamine, but also LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, He was also said to have been addicted to magic mushrooms.
Despite saying publicly that he “doesn't like using illegal drugs,” Musk's drug use has previously brought attention to him and his company.
After he smoked marijuana on an episode of Joe Rogan's podcast, NASA made SpaceX commit in writing to following federal guidelines regarding drug use in the workplace. The company spent $5 million of taxpayer money to properly train employees on the rules, the newspaper reported.
The billionaire also shared with X that he has a prescription for ketamine, which recent research suggests can be used to treat depression.
Experts previously told Business Insider that the combination of hard drugs that Musk is reported to have used comes with some health risks, especially at age 52.
These include irregular heartbeats, incontinence, and psychosis if the user suffers from bipolar disorder, which CNBC reports Musk suggested to his Twitter followers in 2017. It is said that there is.