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I think it is appropriate to ban illegal drugs, whether or not they are performance-enhancing. Cocaine, by the way, is addictive in whatever form. Also, it is a stimulant and can have an effect on heart rate and can even cause a stroke. There have been cases of death from cocaine use.
Christopher Bowman, anyone? Dead at age 40.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Bowman
I certainly don't know about the extent of Laurine's usage - hopefully nowhere as serious as Bowman's...but I do know that even occasional recreational use can be deadly nowadays since a lot of the stuff is cut with fentanyl. At least in the US. I don't know about Europe, but there is always that risk of impurities. It's just a very bad idea for an active athlete to be dabbling around with street drugs at all.