"Lutsk must be free from tobacco smoke" - this position was presented today by the newly created coalition of public organizations "Lutsk Free from Tobacco". On May 28, 2008, the Coalition of Public Organizations "Lutsk Free from Tobacco" was created in Lutsk. It includes the Volyn Regional Organization of the All-Ukrainian Youth Public Organization "Youth Union Our Ukraine", the Volyn Public Center of the All-Ukrainian Public Organization "Our Ukraine", the Volyn Regional Youth Public Organization "Association of Young Reformers (AMoRe)", the Center for Municipal Reforms "Lutsk-1432", the Public Consulting Group "PARTNER", the Volyn branch of the All-Ukrainian Youth Public Organization "Foundation of Regional Initiatives", the Student Councils of Lutsk National Technical University, the Volyn Institute of Economics and Management, and others. During the founding meeting, representatives of the mentioned organizations discussed the problem of the spread of the tobacco epidemic. In the opinion of the majority, tobacco smoke has filled almost all recreation areas, and the cigarette has become an integral attribute of youth pop culture. The vision and priority steps toward countering tobacco were also outlined. Already on May 31 of this year, at the entrance to the Lesya Ukrainka Culture and Recreation Park, the action "We for a Healthy Lifestyle" will be held. In conclusion, all participants of the meeting unanimously supported the program statement, which will be sent to all who can influence the situation. "Today there are clear signals from young people about the inadmissibility of such behavior. We, future parents, residents of our city, must think about what it will be like in five, ten, twenty years. Will our children know that the air can be clean? I believe everything depends only on us. Everyone must make a principled decision for themselves: to poison or not to poison the life around them, and first of all the lives of those most dear - family members. Today we are beginning the first systematic steps to counter tobacco. We call on all concerned to join. I am convinced that in three to four years we will get a positive result: the tobacco epidemic will be stopped, and the use of tobacco products will be considered an illness," expressed the position of the Coalition its coordinator Serhiy Adamchuk, - "Lutsk will be free from tobacco smoke."