Statistical data on illicit drug trafficking in the Volyn region was reported by Lieutenant Marsel Rudniev; in particular, he noted that in 2006 alone, 880 people were detained in Volyn, and 149 cases related to serious crimes connected with the distribution of narcotic substances and the organization of drug dens were brought to court. Since the beginning of the year, two criminal groups have been detained, and among drug distributors, 90% are Roma. Every year the number of crimes related to the distribution and use of narcotic substances is growing also because Volyn is a transit region through which drugs enter Ukraine from Poland.
Despite the fact that a Public Council for Combating Drugs has been operating in Lutsk for six months already, drug addiction as a phenomenon is developing. Round table participants are concerned about the irresponsibility of private entrepreneurs, owners of night clubs and discos, who do not monitor the spread of narcotic substances in their establishments.
According to Borys Pikun, head of the Department of Criminal Police for Minors, it is precisely in such establishments that teenagers often accept the offer of friends or acquaintances to try psychotropic pills or the light drug "Ecstasy," and due to insufficient knowledge about the harmful effects of these substances and the lack of public control by authorities and the public over the activities of the above-mentioned establishments, they often become dependent.
Regarding the work of the drug dispensary, interesting are the facts that most drug-dependent persons undergo a course of treatment only in order to "kick the dose" or to obtain a certificate of undergoing treatment at the relevant institution. Facts of drug sales within the walls of the rehabilitation center itself have also been noted, although evidence that would lead to holding specific individuals accountable is, as a rule, difficult to find.
The situation in Volyn regarding the spread of drug influence on youth and schoolchildren is worsening every year. For the purpose of primary prevention, Anatoliy Parkhomyuk, Deputy Mayor of Lutsk for Humanitarian Affairs, proposed that those present develop projects and proposals for anti-drug programs that will be implemented at the local level with the support of the city council.
Oksana Prokopchuk, acting head of the Volyn Public Center of the All-Ukrainian Public Organization "Our Ukraine," presented to those present a disc with a video recording of the lecture "The Truth About Drugs" of the anti-drug educational program "NARCONON" and enlisted the support of all round table participants regarding the distribution and use of this video lecture in the work of public, social, and other institutions of the city. After all, preventive work in educational institutions is conducted rather for the "checkmark," but with the help of this video lecture, educational institutions will easily and in an interesting format conduct appropriate work among young people, which will safeguard and warn them about the harmful effects of using narcotic substances. It is worth noting that within the framework of this project, all educational institutions of Lutsk and the region will receive DVDs and CDs free of charge for anti-drug educational work.
After the round table, in the cinema hall of the Center for Children's and Youth Creativity "Dyvo,"Lutsk schoolchildren watched the video lecture "The Truth About Drugs" and a performance by students of the "Dyvo"center, who have been organizing anti-drug programs for several years in a row, and this summer they have been invited to participate in a festival that will take place in Denmark.