EMOTIONAL REGULATION AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR IN DRUG USERS

India has seen quite possibly the most extreme and unplanned lockdowns, is now confronting an unexpected blast in drug use. The pandemic had caused the closure of beverage outlets in Kerala at the end of 2020. There were a few suicides in the quick time frame, which were attributed to the non-accessibility of liquor. This causes the use of illegal alcohol or homemade preparations or expanded the utilization of drugs. This situation increased the crime rates. The bad temperament of drug users led to ruthless crimes. The basic objective of the study is the association between emotion regulation and antisocial behaviours of drug users in the Covid 19 lockdown period and how well they regulating their emotional expression. Participants are convicted offenders under the NDPS Act and the Kerala Abkari act. The details of the participants are obtained from police records. The present study has been conducted on 40 drug users both females and males having the age group between 18-40 years. The area of this study is the Kochi, Ernakulam district of Kerala. Accessibility to the arrested drug abusers and female drug abusers section is very limited. The research work is trying to discover that media should play an effective role as a watchdog among drug addicts in the present scenario. Authorities and media need to take important steps to create open communication surroundings to get rid of this trouble along with this separate effective policy for drug addicts to cover up the gap of knowledge and worry of COVID-19.