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Source: National population adult survey on attitudes and use of psychoactive substances among the general population (aged 15-64). The survey was conducted in the period October-November 2024 on behalf of and with the methodological support of the National Focal Point on Drugs and Drug Addictions by Sova 5 Agency, covering 4002 individuals across the country, and using the “face-to-face” method with a tablet.
Lifetime prevalence of drug use among the general population (adults aged 15-64) (by sex, 2024)
| Type of drugs | Males | Females | Total | Interval (from) | Interval (to) | Interval (from, number) | Interval (to, number) |
| Any illegal drugs | 17.9% | 7.7% | 12.9% | 11.9% | 13.9% | 473 000 | 556 000 |
| Cannabis (total) | 16.9% | 7.1% | 12.1% | 11.1% | 13.1% | 441 000 | 522 000 |
| Herbal cannabis | 16.6% | 7.1% | 11.9% | 10.9% | 12.9% | 435 000 | 515 000 |
| Cannabis resin | 5.6% | 1.8% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 124 000 | 171 000 |
| Opioids (total) | 4.1% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.4% | 95 000 | 136 000 |
| Heroin | 3.1% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 69 000 | 105 000 |
| Methadone | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 8 900 | 25 000 |
| Other opioids (morphine, codeine) | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 26 000 | 50 000 |
| Stimulants (total) | 10.0% | 5.2% | 7.6% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 272 000 | 338 000 |
| Cocaine | 2,5% | 1,0% | 1,7% | 1,3% | 2,1% | 53 000 | 85 000 |
| Amphetamine | 7,8% | 3,7% | 5,7% | 5,0% | 6,5% | 201 000 | 258 000 |
| Methamphetamine | 4,2% | 1,5% | 2,9% | 2,4% | 3,4% | 94 000 | 135 000 |
| Ecstasy | 5,1% | 2,8% | 4,0% | 3,4% | 4,6% | 135 000 | 184 000 |
| Hallucinogens (total) | 2,1% | 1,1% | 1,6% | 1,2% | 2,0% | 48 000 | 79 000 |
| LSD | 1,5% | 0,7% | 1,1% | 0,8% | 1,4% | 31 000 | 57 000 |
| Hallucinogenic mushrooms | 1.6% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 33 000 | 59 000 |
| Synthetic cannabinoids | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 42 000 | 71 500 |
| Inhalants | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 5 000 | 19 000 |
| Combination of two or more substances | 1.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 36 000 | 64 000 |
Lifetime prevalence of drug use among the general population (adults aged 15-64) (by settlement, 2024)
| Type of drugs | Sofia (capital) | District city | Non-district city | Village | Total |
| Any illegal drugs | 16.9% | 15.7% | 13.8% | 5.0% | 12.9% |
| Cannabis (total) | 16.9% | 13.4% | 13.5% | 4.7% | 12.1% |
| Herbal cannabis | 16.6% | 13.2% | 13.4% | 4.6% | 11.9% |
| Cannabis resin | 6.1% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 3.7% |
| Opioids (total) | 4.5% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 0.6% | 2.9% |
| Heroin | 3.3% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 0.5% | 2.2% |
| Methadone | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Other opioids (morphine, codeine) | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| Stimulants (total) | 11.2% | 10.9% | 6.4% | 2.0% | 7.6% |
| Cocaine | 2.2% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 1.7% |
| Amphetamine | 8.2% | 7.7% | 5.2% | 1.9% | 5.7% |
| Methamphetamine | 4.7% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 0.6% | 2.9% |
| Ecstasy | 6.0% | 5.4% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 4.0% |
| Hallucinogens (total) | 2.5% | 2.1% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.6% |
| LSD | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Hallucinogenic mushrooms | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| Synthetic cannabinoids | 2.4% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.4% |
| Inhalants | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Combination of two or more substances | 1.3% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
Lifetime prevalence of drug use among the general population (adults aged 15-64) (by age groups, 2024)
| Type of drugs | 15-24 (males) | 15-24 (females) | 15-24 (total) | 25-34 (males) | 25-34 (females) | 25-34 (total) |
| Any illegal drugs | 21.0% | 11.9% | 16.5% | 17.0% | 10.5% | 13.7% |
| Cannabis (total) | 20.1% | 10.6% | 15.4% | 16.3% | 9.9% | 13.0% |
| Herbal cannabis | 19.7% | 10.6% | 15.2% | 16.3% | 9.6% | 12.9% |
| Cannabis resin | 6.7% | 1.5% | 4.2% | 5.1% | 2.4% | 3.7% |
| Opioids (total) | 5.4% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| Heroin | 3.8% | 1.0% | 2.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.4% |
| Other opioids (methadone, morphine, codeine) | 1.9% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| Stimulants (total) | 13.7% | 7.7% | 10.7% | 11.5% | 8.7% | 10.1% |
| Cocaine | 3.8% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 2.8% |
| Amphetamine | 11.1% | 4.8% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 4.8% | 6.4% |
| Methamphetamine | 4.1% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 2.1% | 3.9% |
| Ecstasy | 6.4% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 6.4% | 6.0% | 6.2% |
| Hallucinogens (total) | 3.2% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 2.5% |
| LSD | 1.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.4% |
| Hallucinogenic mushrooms | 2.9% | 0.3% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 0.6% | 1.9% |
| Synthetic cannabinoids | 2.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| Inhalants | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Combination of two or more substances | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| Type of drugs | 35-44 (males) | 35-44 (females) | 35-44 (total) | 45-54 (males) | 45-54 (females) | 45-54 (total) | 55-64 (males) | 55-64 (females) | 55-64 (total) |
| Any illegal drugs | 19.8% | 10.5% | 15.0% | 22.8% | 6.8% | 15.1% | 9.9% | 0.5% | 5.5% |
| Cannabis (total) | 18.4% | 9.5% | 13.7% | 21.8% | 6.5% | 14.5% | 8.9% | 0.5% | 5.0% |
| Herbal cannabis | 17.9% | 9.5% | 13.5% | 21.4% | 6.5% | 14.3% | 8.7% | 0.5% | 4.9% |
| Cannabis resin | 6.7% | 3.1% | 4.8% | 7.3% | 1.7% | 4.6% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Opioids (total) | 6.9% | 2.4% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Heroin | 5.5% | 1.8% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Other opioids (methadone, morphine, codeine) | 2.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Stimulants (total) | 14.6% | 7.5% | 10.9% | 10.3% | 3.5% | 7.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Cocaine | 3.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Amphetamine | 11.2% | 6.2% | 8.6% | 8.1% | 3.1% | 5.7% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Methamphetamine | 6.9% | 2.9% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 2.8% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Ecstasy | 6.9% | 3.7% | 5.3% | 5.5% | 1.3% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| Hallucinogens (total) | 3.3% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| LSD | 2.9% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Hallucinogenic mushrooms | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Synthetic cannabinoids | 2.9% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Inhalants | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Combination of two or more substances | 1.9% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |