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Source: National population school survey on attitudes and use of psychoactive substances among the university students. The survey was conducted in the period November-December 2022 on behalf of and with the methodological support of the National Focal Point on Drugs and Drug Addictions by Sova 5 Agency, covering 4012 university students (3245 enrolled in a bachelor’s degree, 723 enrolled in a master’s degree and 44 enrolled in a doctoral degree) on the territory of Bulgaria.
Last 12 months prevalence of drug use among the university students (by sex, 2022)
| Type of drugs | Male | Female | Total |
| Any illegal drugs | 20.4% | 8.3% | 13.7% |
| Cannabis | 14.2% | 5.8% | 9.5% |
| Marijuana | 13.9% | 5.8% | 9.4% |
| Hashish (resin) | 3.9% | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| Opioids | 2.7% | 0.9% | 1.7% |
| Heroin | 2.2% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| Methadone | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Other opioids (morphine, codeine) | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Stimulants (total) | 13.9% | 5.3% | 9.1% |
| Cocaine | 4.6% | 1.2% | 2.7% |
| Amphetamine | 9.1% | 3.5% | 6.0% |
| Methamphetamine | 4.8% | 1.8% | 3.1% |
| Ecstasy | 6.5% | 2.5% | 4.3% |
| Hallucinogens (total) | 2.9% | 0.8% | 1.7% |
| LSD | 1.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| Hallucinogenic mushrooms | 2.1% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| Synthetic cannabinoids | 6.0% | 2.2% | 3.9% |
| Inhalants | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Combination of two or more substances | 2.4% | 0.8% | 1.5% |