Elon Musk posted what appeared to be the negative results of a urinalysis to dispute claims that he uses drugs, the New York Post reported. The New York Times accused the former Department of Government Efficiency head of using drugs during the 2024 presidential campaign and beyond.
Musk's public behavior has indeed been erratic and at times intense. His public falling out with President Donald Trump seemed to confirm what many have been saying behind closed doors.
To combat these rumors, Musk posted what appeared to be a comprehensive panel for controlled substances, all showing "negative" or "normal" results. Musk shared this with the simple caption "lol" on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday.
lol pic.twitter.com/pMe3YfXFxS
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 17, 2025
The New York Times recently ran an explosive piece accusing Musk of using drugs, including ketamine, a tranquilizer used for anxiety. Musk has admitted to using a "small amount" occasionally, as directed by his doctor.
"If you’ve used too much ketamine, you can’t really get work done, and I have a lot of work," Musk said. However, the Times claims that sources said Musk ratcheted up his drug use during the campaign, using psychedlic mushrooms, ecstasy, Adderall, and ketamine.
Musk reportedly traveled with a medication organizer that contained about 20 pills and suffered from "bladder issues," which can be attributed to Ketamine use. Notably, the Times said Musk's infamous "Nazi salute," which was nothing but fabrication by the mainstream media, was possible proof of a drug problem.
The Wall Street Journal had also reported on Musk's use of the sleep aid Ambien, which worried the board members at Tesla where Musk acts as CEO. The Journal said Musk also allegedly used LSD, cocaine, and other drugs that left everyone around him unsettled.
With so many media reports about his drug use, it seems plausible that there's at least some truth to it. However, the most compelling argument is Musk's behavior, negative test results notwithstanding.
Regardless of whether or not there's truth behind the reports of drug use, it's difficult to deny that Musk provides plenty of reasons to speculate. Most recently, Musk went scorched earth on Trump after the two agreed to part ways.
In a series of social media posts, Musk claimed Trump couldn't release the files on accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein because the president was implicated in them. He also said Trump only won the 2024 presidential election thanks to the SpaceX mogul's help.
After several such posts, Musk finally deleted them and walked back his comments. "I regret some of my posts about President [Trump] last week. They went too far," Musk said.
As for Trump, he allegedly said privately that Musk was a "big-time drug addict," but wouldn't say so publicly. "I really don’t know. I don’t think so. I hope not," Trump said when a reporter asked about whether Musk was on drugs in the White House.
The document Musk posted showed that he had no drugs in his system. While there's no proof of anything otherwise, Musk should be careful about his behavior that fuels such rumors.
