 The study found that about 30% of the alcoholics continued to consume alcohol even after the implementation of the total alcohol prohibition in Bihar. The majority of them were obtaining alcohol illegally from nearby villages and districts. Additionally, more than one quarter of the alcoholics had switched to other forms of substance abuse such as marijwana, tobacco and opium. This article was authored by Neeraj Agriwal, Chandra Mani Singh, Chandramani Kumar and others.