%0 Journal Article %A Stanislava Potrepčiaková %A Jana Skřičková %A Monika Klusáková %A Jiří Jarkovský %A Michal Kolorz %T Effect of primary prevention of tobacco addiction in children- original project %D 2019 %R 10.1183/13993003.congress-2019.PA4470 %J European Respiratory Journal %P PA4470 %V 54 %N suppl 63 %X Introduction: Addiction to tobacco and nicotine is among the strongest types of addiction. The vulnerable group of the population is children. Prevention of smoking in children should by comprehensive, the most important is prevention in the family and school.Aims and Objectives: In 2014 a unique project was created at the University Hospital in Brno. The main goal of this project is the primary prevention of tobacco and nicotine addiction in children.Methods: These are interactive lectures for pupils of elementary schools in Brno. Lectures are implemented by clinicians. The authors assume that the most effective prevention of addiction to tobacco is to improve information about these problems in children aged 11-12. Part of the project is data collection with the aim to detect the prevalence of smoking and further details on the conditions for the use of tobacco products. The main aim is to compare two groups of children-with and without intervention.Results: We performed a total of 37 lectures at primary schools. For children are attractive cigarettes, electronics cigarettes and waterpipes. Very interesting is the connection of experimentation with tobacco and smoking pattern in family. At the time of excellent access to all information on the internet there was strikingly low awareness of this issue.Conclusions: Primary prevention of this addiction should be realized in the period before 14 years of age. The main aim of the project is to establish a system of prevention for children which would help solve this problem with targeted and effective intent.FootnotesCite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2019; 54: Suppl. 63, PA4470.This is an ERS International Congress abstract. No full-text version is available. Further material to accompany this abstract may be available at www.ers-education.org (ERS member access only). %U