60 TERMS FOR DRUGS, ARSON & TRAFFIC

• RA no. 9263 - Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
Professionalization Act of 2004.
• Fire - Combustion or burning in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air
and typically give out bright light, heat and smoke.
• Flame - a hot glowing body of ignited gas that is generated by something on fire.
• Conflagration - An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property
• Burning - Means on fire or very hot or bright.
• Combustion - the rapid chemical combination of a substance with oxygen involving the
production of heat and light.
• Heat - The quality of being hot or high temperature at which fuel will continue to burn for at
least 5 seconds after ignition by an open flame.
• Flash point - The lowest temperature a which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in
air.
• Fire point - Is the temperature at which fuel will continue to burn for at least five seconds after
ignition by an open flame.
• Conviction - The transfer of heat from one place to another by the movement of fluids.
• Fire Ball - A wall designated to prevent the spread of fire having a fire resistance rating of not
less than four hours with sufficient structural stability to remain standing even if construction on
either side collapses under the fire conditions.
• Vapor Density - the density of the vapor relative to the density of air and is calculated by
dividing the molecular weight of the gas by that of air.
• Ignition/auto-ignition temperature - the temperature at which a fuel will ignite on its own with
out any additional source ignition.
• Heat transfer - the mechanism in which fire can spread from its origin to other sources of fuel.
• Conductive/conduction heat transfer - heat is transferred by direct contact and the rate of
transfer is dependent on factors such as the thermal conductivity of the material and the
temperature difference between the cooler and warmer areas.

• Convective/convection heat transfer - transfer of heat through physical movement of materials

and occurs only in liquids and gases. Hot gases rise and spread heat to nearby ceilings and
walls.
• Radiative/radiation heat transfer - heat is transferred if the form of electromagnetic energy
directly from one object to another. ex. infrared radiation from the sun.

• Spontaneous combustion - the ignition of organic matter with out apparent cause, typically
through heat generated internally by rapid oxidation.A process whereby a material self heats.

• Explosive combustion - can occur when vapors, dust of gases, premixed with appropriate
amount of air are ignited. 
• Traffic - may consist of pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, street cars and other
conveyances either singly or together while using the public way for purposes of travel.
• Rules of the road - are the laws and the informal rules that may have developed overtime to
facilitate the orderly and timely flow of traffic.
• Right of way - is a strip of land that is granted, through an easement or other mechanism for
transportation purposes such as for a trail, driveway, rail line or highway.
• Highway - any public road. A main road especially one connecting major town or cities.
• Speed limit - define the maximum, minimum or no speed limit and are normally indicated using
a traffic sign.
• Hit and run - is the act of causing a traffic accident and failing to stop and identify oneself
afterwards.
• Traffic accident - occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road
debris or other statutory obstruction such as tree or utility pole.
• Skid mark - is the mark a tire makes when a vehicle wheel stops rolling and slides or spins on
the surface of the road.
• Acceleration marks - created on acceleration if the engine provides more power that the tire can
transmit.

• Braking marks - if the brakes "lock-up" and cause the tire to slide.

• Yaw marks - if the tire slide sideways.

• Traffic Congestion - "traffic jam" - is a condition on roads, streets or highways that occurs as
use increases.
• Articulated Vehicle - shall mean any motor vehicles with a trailer having no front axle and so
attached that part of the trailer rest upon the motor vehicle and a substantial part of the weight
of the trailer and of its load is born by the motor vehicle.
• Box Junction - is a road traffic control measure designed to prevent congestion and gridlock at
junctions. A road area at a junction marked with a yellow grid, which a vehicle should enter
only if its exit from it is clear
• Chain of Events – is the making up of accident or the link which explains the occurrence of the
accident and its components are present in every accident.
• Defensive Driving – is an act of driving while preventing accidents despite of the wrong actions
of others aggravated by the existence of adverse driving conditions.
• Compressed Air Car - is an alternative fuel car that uses a motor powered by compressed air
• Crosswalks - are designed to keep pedestrians together where they can be seen by motorists,
and where they can cross most safely across the flow of vehicular traffic.
• Imprudence – indicates deficiency of action. If a person fails to take the necessary precaution to
avoid injury to a person or damage to property, there is imprudence. Imprudence usually
involves lack of skill.
• Negligence – indicates a deficiency of perception. If a person fails to pay proper attention to use
due diligence in foreseeing the injury or damage impending to be caused there in negligence.
Negligence usually involves lack of skill.
• Pavement Markings – are markings on the roads and surfaces whereby a message is conveyed
by means of words or symbols, officially reflected for the purpose of regulating, warning and
guiding traffic.
• Curve Markings – are used to show where parking is legally prohibited or not allowed, such
Bus Stop, or in front of a fire hydrant, drive way.
• Reflectorized Markings – are used to mark hazardous areas and also used as delineators or road
limits, these delineation are aids especially during night driving, particularly when the
alignment of a road changes and might confused the operator of the vehicle.
• Sodium Thiopental – put convict to sleep
• Pancuronium Bromide – paralyzed the muscle
• Potassium Chloride – stop the heart beat
• RA no. 9165 - Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
• RA no. 9165 - Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
• RA no 6425 - Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972 - the law that was repelled by RA no. 9165.
• Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) - the policy-making and strategy-formulating body in the
planning and formulation of policies and programs on drug prevention and control.
• Duties/Function of the DDB -To develop and adopt a comprehensive, integrated, unified and
balanced national drug abuse prevention and control strategy.
• Situational user - those who use drugs to keep them awake or for additional energy to perform
an important work. Such individual may or may not exhibit psychological dependence.

• Spree user - school age user who take drugs for "kicks", adventure, daring experience or a
means of fun.

• Hardcore addicts - those whose activities revolves almost entirely around drug use and securing
supplies. They show strong psychological dependence on the drug.

• Hippies - Those who are addicted to drugs believing that drug is an integral part of life.

• Sedatives - are depressant drugs which reduce anxiety and excitement such as barbiturates,
tranquilizers and alcohol.

• Stimulants - are drugs which increase alertness and activity such as amphetamine, cocaine and
caffeine.

• Hallucinogen/Psychedelics - drugs which affect sensation, thinking,self awareness and emotion.

• Narcotics - drugs that relieve pain and often induce sleep. This includes opium and its
derivatives like morphine, codeine and heroin.

• Solvents - volatile substances which are found to be the most commonly abused. 

• Pride - excessive feeling of self worth or self esteem or sense of self importance.

• Anger - against, himself, family,friends and society in general.

• Lust - burning sexual desire can distort the human mind to drug abuse.

• Gluttony - "food trip" in the lingo of junkies.