Class B  Health and Safety Code 484.003

(a) A person commits an offense if the person inhales, ingests, applies, uses, or possesses a substance containing a volatile chemical with the intent to inhale, ingest, apply, or use the substance in a manner:

(1) contrary to directions for use, cautions, or warnings appearing on a label of a container of the substance; and

(2) designed to:

     (a) affect the person’s central nervous system;

    (b) create or induce a condition of intoxication, hallucination, or elation; or

    (c) change, distort, or disturb the person’s eyesight, thinking process, balance, or coordination.  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.


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* These “huffers” as many courts call them may actually smell like chemicals. If used long enough these chemicals will cause brain damage and a drastic loss of I.Q.  Nail polish, hair spray, and correction fluid is often abused. Many “head shops” sell tiny bottles of liquid for a few dollars that cause dizziness. If you monitor the school grounds you may notice a child breathing heavily into a sack. A reckless student will actually have a paint ring around his nose or mouth from the spraying of paint into a soda or beer can.    To prosecute the child, the best evidence is the paint around his face with the spray can in his immediate vicinity. Look at the child’s fingertips. There is going to be paint on them. In school use is harder to catch. A drastic change in appearance from a trip to the bathroom is common. Look if the same child is leaving many of his classes regularly. His grades will start to fall because of his inability to concentrate and you will notice his dazed appearance.