The tobacco epidemic must be localized through the joint efforts of local self-government and the community. This approach was discussed on May 12, 2008, during a meeting of the Coordinator of the Coalition of Public Organizations and Initiatives "For a Tobacco-Free Ukraine" Serhiy Honchar with representatives of public organizations in Lutsk. Serhiy arrived in the ancient Luchesk at the invitation of the Volyn organization of the All-Ukrainian Youth Public Organization "Youth Union Our Ukraine" and the Public Consulting Group "PARTNER". The main topic of the conversation was the discussion of the tobacco problem and ways to overcome it. During the visit, he presented global and Ukrainian experience in overcoming this negative phenomenon. Among the main factors that will significantly accelerate this process, the active approach of non-smokers to protecting their right to clean air and the political will of local authorities to introduce strict norms of control over the movement of tobacco products and their consumption were named. As a result of the meeting, a fundamental agreement was reached on the joining of a number of public organizations in Lutsk to the all-Ukrainian anti-tobacco movement, the creation of a Coalition of Public Organizations "For a Tobacco-Free Lutsk," and methodological and informational support for this initiative from the all-Ukrainian Coalition. "Enough killing the world around us. It is time to stop and think — what air do we want to breathe. The active position of non-smokers together with the political will of the city leadership must turn the situation around and send the dynamics of tobacco product consumption into a nosedive," believes the Chairman of the Board of the Public Consulting Group "PARTNER" Serhiy Adamchuk.