My personal experience with M1T was somewhat of a two way street. Although it did what it was supposed to, and help me to gain a substantial amount of muscle, the sides were just horrible. I'm not talking about acne or liver toxicity, just the lethargy and overall just feeling like crap for 4 weeks. The only advantage M1T had was that it was easily available. So if you dont already have any from before the ban, it's definately not worth it to even think about. Im also sorry to disappoint your friend who wants to get on "something" but not steroids. That M1T is a steroid, it does not convert to anything once its in your body, it is 1-testosterone thats methylated for bioavailability. So if he is going to take the step to the dark side, you would advise him to just go for the real thing, but of course put in his time researching and planning his cycle correctly...