No impact on availability of tobacco products during lockdown, finds study Updated: Updated: Nearly two-thirds of users purchased them daily from shops Share Article Nearly two-thirds of users purchased them daily from shops The effect of last year’s COVID-19 lockdown was felt in many ways but it had little or no impact on the availability of tobacco products. A survey among tobacco users found that nearly 60% reported easy availability of tobacco products during the lockdown. The researchers also found an encouraging trend: nearly two-thirds of tobacco users reported a reduction in tobacco use and an intention to quit. With an aim of assessing tobacco use, accessibility of tobacco products and quitting behaviour during the lockdown, the Tobacco Cessation Clinic (TCC) of Cancer Institute took up a cross-sectional assessment among current tobacco users in Tamil Nadu.