Bulgaria Country Drug Report 2019
Bulgaria
Country Drug Report 2019
About this report
Sections
What are the long-term aims of drug policy in Bulgaria? How are these aims to be achieved? How is drug policy coordinated at national level?
Learn moreWhat substances and activities does Bulgaria control under its drug laws? What are the penalties for offences? How are new psychoactive substances controlled?
Learn moreWhat substances and activities does Bulgaria control under its drug laws? What are the penalties for offences? How are new psychoactive substances controlled?
Learn moreHow many people in Bulgaria have ever used drugs? What drugs have they used? How many have used drugs recently? How many are using drugs in highly risky ways?
Learn moreWhat are the main infectious diseases linked to drug injecting in Bulgaria?
Learn moreHow many drug-related medical emergencies occurred in Bulgaria in the last year?
Learn moreHow many people died of drug overdoses or poisonings in Bulgaria in the last year?
Learn moreWhat part does prevention play in Bulgaria drug strategy. What are the main prevention approaches used in the country and who do they target?
Learn moreHow does Bulgaria measure in terms of provision of needle and syringe programmes, peer naloxone programmes, supervised drug consumption rooms and heroin-assisted treatment.
Learn moreHow is the drug treatment system organised in Bulgaria? How is it financed? How is the provision of treatment divided between inpatient and outpatient settings?
Which authorities are responsible for prison health in Bulgaria? What forms of drug treatment and harm reduction are provided in prisons, and how widely?
What is done in Bulgaria to ensure that the prevention and treatment interventions used are effective and provide a good return on public expenditure?
In which areas of study is drug-related research carried out in Bulgaria? How is this research funded? Are any types of research emphasised in the national drug strategy?
What is known about drug supply and trafficking in Bulgaria? How pure or strong are the drugs available? What do they cost? What are the main aims of supply reduction efforts?
Learn morePartners
About our partner in Bulgaria
The national focal point (NFP) is based in the National Centre for Addictions. The unit carries out informational, analytical, scientific research, expert-consultative and publishing activities. The main objectives of NFP activities include methodological control, collection, evaluation and classification, processing, storage, analysis and dissemination of information in the field of drug demand and supply in Bulgaria, drug policy and the response to the situation in that field. The NFP works on the provision of information, supporting the activity of the National Drug Council and the formulation of a state policy towards drugs and drug addiction.
Bulgarian national focal point
National Center for Public Health and Analyses
15. Acad. Ivan Ev. Geshov Blvd..
BG–1431 Sofia
Tel. (359) 2 805 64 11
Fax. (359) 2 876 721 005
Head of national focal point: Mr Aleksandar Panayotov
Additional resources submitted by our partner
Methodological note: Analysis of trends is based only on those countries providing sufficient data to describe changes over the period specified. The reader should also be aware that monitoring patterns and trends in a hidden and stigmatised behaviour like drug use is both practically and methodologically challenging. For this reason, multiple sources of data are used for the purposes of analysis in this report. Caution is therefore required in interpretation, in particular when countries are compared on any single measure. Detailed information on methodology and caveats and comments on the limitations in the information set available can be found in the EMCDDA Statistical Bulletin.