Acute intoxication related to use of psychoactive substances in Bulgaria over the period 2015 – 2024

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

Number of registered cases of acute intoxication related to use of psychoactive substances in Bulgaria over the period 2015 – 2024

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Total10 91210 85311 44910 75111 09410 2769 35810 44611 76111 449
Males8 7138 7468 9428 5288 8908 0657 2247 9319 0228 690
Females2 1992 1072 5072 2232 2042 2112 1342 5152 7392 759
Up to 15 years of age 727694731643807706616803827769
Males415408423370454415314426439445
Females312286308273353291302377388324
16 – 18 years of age1 0391 007841803793593620680748682
Males725743593559541410414436504451
Females314264248244252183206244244231
Over 18 years of age9 1469 1529 8779 3059 4948 9778 1228 96310 1869 998
Males7 5737 5957 9267 5997 8957 2406 4967 0698 0797 794
Females1 5731 5571 9511 7061 5991 7371 6261 8942 1072 204
Source: National Center of Public Health and Analyses

Number of registered cases of acute intoxication related to use of drugs in Bulgaria over the period 2015 – 2024

2015 201620172018201920202021202220232024
Total2 1171 8571 8801 6131 5151 5081 2501 4501 4921 495
Males1 4861 3021 2471 0911 0651 0288499501 1441 169
Females631555633522450480401500348326
Up to 15 years of age 20718414613512312989107102110
Males99977868606643535871
Females108876867636346544439
16-18 years of age25222414712715196102146151134
Males16515292799956618610695
Females87725548524041604539
Over 18 years of age1 6581 4491 5871 3511 2411 2831 0591 1971 2391 251
Males1 2221 0531 0779449069067458119801 003
Females436396510407335377314386259248
Source: National Center of Public Health and Analyses

Number of registered cases of acute intoxication related to use of alcohol in Bulgaria over the period 2015 – 2024

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Total8 3648 5208 9638 7688 9528 1607 4528 4339 3929 028
Males6 9547 1127 3367 2057 5006 7025 9996 7067 4897 106
Females1 4101 4081 6271 5631 4521 4581 4531 7271 9031 922
Up to 15 years of age 436456522452568488428582561494
Males272280320284345303235321308299
Females164176202168223185193261253195
16-18 years of age711726647641599464472494528501
Males511562481460424338325336375330
Females200164166181175126147158153171
Over 18 years of age7 2177 3387 7947 6757 7857 208 6 5527 3578 3038 033
Males6 1716 2706 5356 4616 7316 0615 4396 0496 8066 477
Females1 0461 0681 2591 2141 0541 1471 1131 3081 4971 556
Source: National Center of Public Health and Analyses

Number of registered cases of acute intoxication related to combined use of drugs and alcohol in Bulgaria over the period 2015 – 2024

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Total431476606370627608656563877926
Males273332359232325335376275389415
Females158144247138302273280288488511
Up to 15 years of age 845463561168999114164165
Males44312518494636527375
Females40233838674363629190
16-18 years of age76574735433346406947
Males49292020181628142326
Females27282715251718264621
Over 18 years of age271365496279468486511409644714
Males180272314194258273312209293314
Females919318285210213199200351400
Source: National Center of Public Health and Analyses