Last 12 months prevalence of drug use among the high students from 8 to 12 grade (aged 15-19) in Bulgaria

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

Source: National population school survey on attitudes and use of psychoactive substances among the high students from 8 to 12 grade (aged 15-19). The survey was conducted in the period November-December 2021 on behalf of and with the methodological support of the National Focal Point on Drugs and Drug Addictions by Sova 5 Agency, covering 4109 school students from 285 classes, distributed by schools and districts, according to a previously prepared and approved sample.

Last 12 months prevalence of drug use among the high students from 8 to 12 grade (aged 15-19) (by grade, 2021)

Type of drugs8 grade9 grade10 grade11 grade12 gradeTotal (8-12 grade)
Any illegal drugs5.6%5.0%11.1%15.6%14.4%10.0%
Cannabis4.3%3.7%9.7%13.0%12.3%8.3%
Heroin0.8%0.4%0.7%1.2%1.3%0.9%
Methadone0.7%0.2%0.7%0.7%0.9%0.6%
Other opioids (morphine, codeine)0.6%0.2%1.0%1.0%1.4%0.8%
Cocaine1.9%1.2%3.2%3.3%3.2%2.5%
Amphetamine2.5%1.2%2.9%3.3%3.9%2.7%
Methamphetamine1.7%0.4%1.5%2.8%1.9%1.6%
Ecstasy1.7%1.0%1.5%3.2%3.5%2.1%
LSD0.6%0.2%1.4%2.1%1.9%1.2%
Hallucinogenic mushrooms1.2%0.8%1.0%1.7%1.7%1.2%
Synthetic cannabinoids1.2%0.6%1.8%3.2%2.2%1.7%
Inhalants0.7%0.3%0.9%1.4%0.9%0.8%
Combination of two or more substances1.1%0.4%1.4%2.5%2.7%1.6%

Last 12 months prevalence of drug use among the high students from 8 to 12 grade (aged 15-19) (by grade, boys, 2021)

Type of drugs8 grade9 grade10 grade11 grade12 gradeTotal (8-12 grade)
Any illegal drugs7.3%4.9%11.4%15.8%15.2%10.7%
Cannabis5.7%4.2%10.4%13.9%13.4%9.3%
Heroin0.8%0.4%0.2%0.5%1.5%0.7%
Methadone0.3%0.0%0.0%0.3%1.3%0.3%
Other opioids (morphine, codeine)0.3%0.2%0.2%0.5%1.8%0.6%
Cocaine2.3%0.9%2.7%2.7%2.3%2.1%
Amphetamine3.1%1.3%1.7%3.3%4.1%2.6%
Methamphetamine2.6%0.4%1.0%1.9%2.1%1.5%
Ecstasy2.1%0.4%1.0%2.5%3.9%1.9%
LSD0.5%0.0%0.7%2.2%2.1%1.1%
Hallucinogenic mushrooms0.8%1.1%0.2%0.8%2.1%1.0%
Synthetic cannabinoids1.8%0.7%1.0%3.0%2.1%1.6%
Inhalants0.5%0.2%0.0%1.1%1.3%0.6%
Combination of two or more substances1.3%0.2%0.7%1.4%2.6%1.2%

Last 12 months prevalence of drug use among the high students from 8 to 12 grade (aged 15-19) (by grade, girls, 2021)

Type of drugs8 grade9 grade10 grade11 grade12 gradeTotal (8-12 grade)
Any illegal drugs4.2%5.0%11.0%15.1%13.6%9.4%
Cannabis3.1%3.3%9.0%12.0%11.3%7.4%
Heroin0.9%0.4%1.1%2.0%1.0%1.0%
Methadone1.1%0.4%1.3%1.1%0.5%0.9%
Other opioids (morphine, codeine)0.9%0.2%1.8%1.4%1.0%1.0%
Cocaine1.5%1.5%3.7%3.9%4.2%2.9%
Amphetamine2.0%1.1%3.9%3.4%3.7%2.8%
Methamphetamine0.9%0.4%2.0%3.6%1.8%1.7%
Ecstasy1.3%1.5%2.0%3.9%3.1%2.3%
LSD0.7%0.4%2.0%2.0%1.8%1.3%
Hallucinogenic mushrooms1.5%0.4%1.8%2.5%1.3%1.5%
Synthetic cannabinoids0.7%0.4%2.6%3.4%2.4%1.8%
Inhalants0.9%0.4%1.8%1.7%0.6%1.0%
Combination of two or more substances0.9%0.7%2.0%3.6%2.9%1.9%