European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

With the emergence of second wave of Covid 19, the number of COVID positive cases started to rise drastically. Government imposed the second lockdown from 11th May, 2021 in Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry. In an attempt to control the spread of infection, there was restricted movement throughout the country and most of the businesses were shut down. Only the essential services staffs were allowed to leave home and the rest were allowed only to access health care or buy essential items. Alcohol and tobacco products were not in the list of essentials during the lockdown. This meant non-availability of these substances through authorized vendors. An unintended consequence of this dry period could be an increase in the incidence of severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome.