Study aides.

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What was the name of that book again?

WOW! Higher education IS higher these days!

When I was in college, we only had pot, and we had to walk 10 miles uphill both ways through the snow to get it!

I worked for a Company called MBS (Missouri Book Services) around the early 90's. You would not believe what we found in textbooks, drugs, naked pics, money, Birth Certificates, credit cards, etc. But to sum up my feelings, really, Cocaine in a textbook on Terrorism? I'd say it probably came from the CIA training center.

Items purchased through independent sellers on the Amazon website are covered by the company's "A-to-z Guarantee," so Stockton could theoretically file a claim on the grounds that the item she purchased was "not the item depicted in the seller's description." (We sincerely doubt that cocaine was mentioned in the product description, after all.)

Is this a bad joke? It didn't say the book was hollowed out or anything. If the book was intact then she got the value of the book plus the $400 bag of cocaine she gave to the police. She actually got more then what she paid for.

But if anyone else finds a bag containing a questionable white powder in a mail-order, I would strongly suggest that he or she should not wait an entire day to alert authorities. After all, if the bag in Stockton's textbook did contain anthrax — as she initially feared — immediate and appropriate medical evaluation and treatment would've been essential. (For more information about anthrax, you can consult the World Health Organization website.)

Really? I think people are many more times likely to find cocaine then anthrax. Most instances I've heard of involving anthrax typically involves it being mailed to businesses or government buildings not individuals buying textbooks or items on the internet.

Someone was just trying to help a poor college student stay up all night to cram for finals. How thoughtful of them!

The girl thought it was anthrax? If this was a male college student he probably would've tasted it (and realized it's cocaine) snorted it. Unfortunate, but true.

Thats it....Im going back to school!

Why don't these horrible events ever happen to me?

Hows she ever going to get a job if she doesn't know anyone in the field to help her out on this. Its also the closest drugs have ever been to terrorism.

Hmmm... You should see what "family and friends" try to mail to inmates in jail. Even though they should know or realize that every letter and every package is inspected for any conceivable type of illegal items or contraband, seeing what people send to inmates would boggle your mind.

DAMMIT ! I WANT ORDER THIS BOOK ASAP hahaha I need some stress relief at times LOL

That's why I order all my books at Amazon ! Maybe I can get luck......:)

Stress relief from cocaine? :-) I believe the one you might actually be thinking of is a tad bit more on the leafy side.

Its also the closest drugs have ever been to terrorism.

um , riiight. that's why the taliban isn't selling heroin and opium. (eye roll)

that's why those guys just south of our border aren't "terrorists" , we might actually have to go and get them if they were. ( more sarcasm)

When students turn in their cocaine, the terrorists have won.

Just some free hearted soul wishing to share. Nothing to see here. Mainest thing is; don't get excited.

Jackson Browne must have used the book before her...

I'm Rick James biatch. Cocaine is a helluva drug.........

BTW, to the idiot above who implied drugs are not tied to terrorists / terrorism, do a little research first.

cheetah....lmao here..thanks for the great belly laugh!!!! I spit out my coke when I read your post!! (coca cola to be specific).

She's a true koolaid drinker. Found a bag of white powder and the first thing she thought of was anthrax? The terrorists (IE the DC propaganda machine) have truly won.

Found a bag of white powder and the first thing she thought of was anthrax?

well, it was in a book about terrorism. what better way to prove the point?

Yeah like drug enforcement laws.

The war on drugs is terrorism.

You beat me to it! lol

"At this time it remains a mystery how $400 worth of cocaine wound up in a used textbook."

No, according to the article, it's a mystery! LOL Duh... how mysterious is it? Someone left their stash in their book when they sold it. Probably too high at the moment to remember they put it in there.

...Ironicly, they probably sold the book to get more cocaine.

Crap, I lost my STASH!!!

Oh well, better sell this book so I can afford some more.

I guess the book service did not do as good a job inspecting this textbook as well as they claim they do. Unless, it was put there by one of the warehouse's employees for use later.

You hit the nail on the head probably. Probably some employee stashed it for later.

The main problem I see here is the fact that the person who put the cocain in the book is probally in school for law enforcment.

Totally uncalled for, Roy!!! Shame on you for bringing this up on this thread!! Papa Joe told the university president and the campus police. If THEY chose not to do anything about it, how's that his fault?

The assistant coach who caught Sandusky red-handed, naked, in the shower with a 10-year old boy should've kicked his a** from one end of the locker room to the other, and then HE should've called the authorities. That would've ended the whole mess years ago, and Paterno might still be alive today. I'm convinced he died as much from a broken heart as from the cancer. All the good he did over the years, and THIS is how he will be remembered. What a shame.

@Roy ... Poor taste, you might want to get your head out of your jerry sandusky landing port.

@ NeighborOfTheBeast ... You and Phil McKnight get my vote, well said!!!

@ NeighborOfTheBeast- well said. I think this isn't the forum to bring up Joe. I find it interesting though, that Joe died, the Dean was fired, Sandusky is doing something somewhere, the assistant coach was MORALLY responsible to put a beat down on that filthy pig. But this topic is about a book with cocaine in it. And as far as "thinking" it was anthrax and waiting a whole day to report it is about as stupid as you can get. Ironically, it was in a terrorism book!!! How's that for droppping the ball?

roy you are an IDIOT of the tallest order!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quit defending Paterno, he's a pig for not taking every action possible to stop the monster - screw Joe. Even is this isn't the forum for more Sandusky discussions. No one should get away with defending Joe Paterno or anyone else abetting child molesters.

Get off your guys' high horses. Roy simply told a joke. And a funny one at that

Ok Paterno reported this to the Vice Preident of the university. Yes he is in charge of the university police but he is not a cop. I agree that Roy just told a joke and I actually lol'ed when I read it.

Perhaps her textbook on Understanding Terrorism will help her sort that out for future purchases.

She doesn't look like the brightest bulb in the room.

You nailed it Linda!

"Mid-America Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas" sort of says it all. Apparently they spend a lot of time reading their bibles. Founded in 1966. And, yes, not too many bright bulbs in attendance. Apparently it is simply an "amazing" school whose undergraduates can score quite low on standardized exams, who also may have issues with basic spelling. :)

@ Glen and Linda. I'm offended by you comments. I'm an MBA grad of MNU (at age 45). Yes, MNU is an amazing school. People choose Christian schools for a reason (ethical and the professors actually care about the students). Maybe if you knew something about our area, it might help you out. She found the drugs late at night and she lives in a small town. Common sense tells you that it's not anthrax, had she really thought it was anthrax, I'm sure she would have told her parents immediately.

momma always said to not look a gift horse in the nose.

People like Linda and Glen tink that a school had to have 200 students per class for it to be good. I started at one of thoes schools and got zero attention or help. I now attend a completly online school and get more help and attention.

LindaD, She looks pretty good to me. In my opinion your comment is out of line.

LMAO!

When the 80s called did you warn them about 9/11?

@John i heard that joke b4 so i know the punchline lol

If I saw some strange white powdery object, the LAST thing I would do is sniff it, let alone touch it. Without testing, none of us could would know what it could be. Inhaling anthrax is, in nearly all cases, an automatic death sentence. She did the right thing.

Only if you leave out that part about "took it to the local police department the next day".

I think Drugs have already won the war on drugs...

And they will continue to win until the government calls it quits and deals with it more sensibly. Only then will the drugs lose.

You want to win the war on drugs? Actually declare war on it. And by that I mean shoot to kill any and every drug dealer that they find. Erradicate the poppy fields and cocaine factories of the world. Napalm them off the face of the earth. Oh, and the addicts? They get ONE trip through rehab. If it doesn't work, off to life in prison. And some cushy, cable TV and weight room prison...a freaking hole in the ground prison that will make others think twice about taking stupid things like meth and crack.

Too tough? Too bad. The world has tried taking it easy on these degenerates long enough. It doesn't work.

what an ignorant person you must be!

Legalize all drugs is the best way to actually help someone who does not want to take drugs anymore without being criminalized an illegal. You probably pop prescription drugs, or watch endless hours of TV, jerk of to porn, shop like a maniac, drink alcohol, etc. All addictive substances and things people just do.

War on drugs is doomed to fail.

Read the article on 'The Choking Game'. Humans will f' themselves up on anything handy, smoking plants, drinking rotten food, and if all else fails, simple lack of oxygen to the brain.

The war on drugs may be a waste of time but do you really think the goverment is going to say we were wrong you were right lets change the law. I bet you were told something by your parents that you now know is not true but I bet to this day they will say they are right. No one wants to admit they are wrong.

Toy Fox, I am glad this is not the current stance of our government. I was a heavy drug user for more than half my life by the time I was 20. After 2 rehabs and more than a few brushes with death I came to know Jesus Christ as my savior and with salvation and the support of my family I was able to get clean. I am 28 now work for a hospital, got married last year bought a home and will have a child on July 14th. If everyone felt the way you did I would have never had that chance. While I agree that there are many degenerates that us drugs, I also believe that many people came to that point out of desperation. We should seek to help and reform. I believe if just one person can come away from that life they are absolutly worth saving. You are right about conventional rehabs. They do not work, they rely on the persons ability to choose something other than their addiction. Programs that are little supported and way under funded and advertized such as teen challenge, and many other faith based recovery programs have over an 80% succes rate, my thoughts are because it gives hope to someone that has had so little in their life. Your way may apear momentarly affective but it would rob us of what makes America or used to make America great and that is the hope to overcome even the most dire of life situations. Hope this helps any who read it, side note cocaine in a text book it crazy, suprised it didn't get snached up by those inspecting the books, they must not leaf through the pages. I have hidden things in some pretty forgetful places but don't think any have ended up selling on amazon.

Yeah, I was wondering about that, too. I know Amazon is up in Seattle...isn't the drug of choice up there crank, not coke? Maybe they were sending her a little sweetener for a latte.

The doctor told my friend to stay away from it so now he uses a two foot straw.

More likely feed it to the K-9 units and watch them dogfight.

Destroy it? Yeah, one line/snort at a time...

I destroyed a bag last weekend as well.

Yeah riiiiight, funny one LOL!!!!!!!!

My sentiments, exactly! LOL!

"The Gardner police department will get destroyed on the cocaine at a later date"

Did you happen to snort some white powder before you posted your comment?! LOL!

I like the julio thinks.

Lets not jump to conclusions, they are using them as hiding places, we have no evidence that they are actually reading them.

or actually have the capability to read

My first thought would have been that it's something like silicone gel to keep it dry. I probably would have just tossed it!

WARNING: This packet contains silicia gel cocaine. DO NOT eat snort.

June..I agree..that's exactly what I would have done.

i'm not gonna lie.....i would've sold enough to cover the price of the book, then did the rest...

I have an idea, why don't we help them destroy it?

Actaully sean and southern...as a voluteer at the Gardner Police Dept...that's my job. ;)

Destroy it. One hit at a time. Its painstaking work. Somebody has to do it.