Cain's bill adds nitrous oxide to the list of volatile chemicals under the Health and Safety Code. Such a designation would make its possession, use, sale or delivery to a minor illegal if its use was designed in a manner other than the product's intended use, or to affect the nervous system, induce intoxication or other forms of disorientation. The bill also adds ketamine to the highest category of illegal substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act along with heroin, morphine and cocaine and would prohibit its possession, use, sale and delivery to minors. Alcohol is usually not served, which sometimes gives parents a false sense of security that their children will be out of the way of harmful substances. Unfortunately, however, drugs are often readily available at raves.
Abusers inhale it to obtain a feeling of euphoria.
They often pass out and frequently don't even remember doing so afterwards. Improper use, however, can have disastrous consequences. Eleven deaths have been linked to nitrous oxide abuse in the state of Florida alone. Nitrous oxide is often obtained by kids under the guise of whipped cream supplies. The cardboard boxes containing the nitrous are often decorated with fresh berries and fancy desserts.