For What It's Worth . . .
Here are a couple of miscellaneous things to keep in mind when others ask you for advice or want you to score gear for them . . .
First, AS is like any other kind of controlled substance. If you get caught with a couple of joints in your pocket, you'll get your wrist slapped. But if you get caught selling those joints to someone else, you get a lot more than a wrist slap. Just like weed, there's a biiiiiggggg difference between being a user and a dealer. And if you sell something, even if it's only once, you've become a dealer.
Second, if you're a careful user of AS and have done your research, you're in a better position than some putz who hasn't done so. But you're still not in a position to advise someone else - especially a newbie - on what to do. Why? Because if you fuck up on your own, you merely take responsibility for yourself. But if someone else fucks up based on your advice, there are two people responsible - the other person and you. That carries a lot of implications, both moral/ethical and legal.
Anecdotal note - When I go shopping, I always pack my own groceries. Why? Because I'm nuckin' futs when it comes to certain things - like I go freaky if a cashier bags the milk on its side instead of top up, or bags the meat/chicken/fish together. So I do my own not only for that reason, but because if something gets crushed (like a loaf of bread, or eggs get broken, etc.), then I can only blame myself, not some dipshit cashier.
In other words, we take responsibility for what we do to ourselves - we reap the benefits or the consequences, depending on whether we know what we're doing. When it comes to AS, I'm not about to put myself in a position in which I have to take responsibility for someone else if he screws up.
Foor for thought from someone who has reaped the benefits of AS, and wants to keep it that way . . .