The cough syrup racket is raising alarm in western Odisha. From Sambalpur, Bargarh to Barpali, growing drug addiction among youths has parents seeking govt intervention. From Sambalpur and Bargarh to Barpali and Sonepur, the rampant availability of codeine-based cough syrup and other intoxicants is raising serious concerns over the future of young people. Parents appeal to the Odisha government and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to intervene before it is too late.