Characteristics of individual clients of drug harm reduction organisations in Bulgaria (2019 – 2025)

Prevalence of psychoactive substance use
Prevalence of medication use
Prevalence of drug use
Drug Prevention
Treatment Supply
Treatment Demand
Health consequences
Harm reduction
Drug-related crimes
Drug market
Drug use and prison
Monitoring of publications
Attitudes to legal framework changes

Data base (2004 – 2025)

Individual clients of drug harm reduction organisations in Bulgaria (2019 – 2025)

2019202020212022202320242025
Total number of individual clients182324555901102175915704066
males15252075502939151112543217
females29838088163248316849
new clients108919447511805403566
men having sex with men556725252736503
prostitutes3210467812424891025
from minority ethnic groups65410051965069175301777
employed60941847503558
with criminal behaviour76103282252254702197
heroin users301323258246455847
homeless443973284439
with a psychiatric disorder/dual diagnosis335122218290408
бременни12111
Source: National Center of Public Health and Analyses

Individual clients (up to 25 years of age) of drug harm reduction organisations in Bulgaria (2019 – 2025)

2019202020212022202320242025
Total number of individual clients2514064713222135209
males213348479619232157
females38583629352
from minority ethnic groups133317451141943382
employed36451110
with criminal behaviour21452516134
heroin users13217211121725
homeless94311166
with a psychiatric disorder/dual diagnosis2232116122
бременни113
Source: National Center of Public Health and Analyses

Individual clients (over 25 years of age) of drug harm reduction organisations in Bulgaria (2019 – 2025)

2019202020212022202320242025
Total number of individual clients15722049543970153815353857
males13121727455843131912223060
females26032288127219313797
from minority ethnic groups5216881513927234971695
employed24491836403558
with criminal behaviour5558257236253699193
heroin users169151247234438822
homeless353570273273
with a psychiatric disorder/dual diagnosis111921216689386
бременни118
Source: National Center of Public Health and Analyses