New psychoactive substances identified in the National Early Warning System in 2022

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

Synthetic cannabinoids identified in the National Early Warning System in 2022

New psychoactive substancesNumber of casesQuantity seized (gram)
ADB-BUTINACA4596847.815
MDMB-4en-PINACA103225.660
CUMYL-4CN-BINACA1018.420
4F-MDMB-BICA961499.960
4F-MDMB-BINACA34143.010
JWH-210211221.440
5F-MDMB-PICA1942.110
ADB-4en-PINACA1927.710
ADB-PINACA1393.530
5F-3,5-AB-PFUPPYCA915.500
Cumyl-PeGaClone7301.350
ADB-HEXINACA715.740
CUMYL-CBMICA51.690
ADB-B-5Br-INACA478.270
Hexahydrocannabinol (HHC)32800.000
ADB-D-5Br-INACA399.800
5F-AMB-PICA34.340
ADMB-INACA21147.000
5F-EDMB-PICA23.840
AMB-CHMICA23.470
4F-ABINACA22.080
ADB-5Br-INACA21.870
5F-Cumyl-PeGaClone20.640
5F-ADB120.850
CH-PIACA10.970
ADB-FUBIACA10.950
AMB-FUBINACA10.580
Total92214608.295
Note: Data from the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Ministry of Interior), the Customs Agency and the Forensic Toxicology Laboratory (Military Medical Academy Sofia).

Synthetic cannabinoids (in combination/mixture) identified in the National Early Warning System in 2022

New psychoactive substances (NPS)Other NPS detectedNumber of casesQuantity seized (gram)
JWH-210ADB-5Br-INACA2148.690
ADB-BUTINACAJWH-210819.940
ADB-BUTINACAMDMB-4en-PINACA86,040
4F-MDMB-BICAADB-PINACA61.340
ADB-BUTINACA5F-3,5-AB-PFUPPYCA513.000
4F-ABINACA4F-MDMB-BICA41.070
ADB-BUTINACAADB-B-5Br-INACA32.000
AM-2201JWH-122218.950
ADB-BUTINACAADB-FUBIACA21.310
ADB-BUTINACA5F-MDMB-PICA174.620
4F-MDMB-BINACA5F-MDMB-PICA152.260
ADB-5Br-INACAADB-P-5Br-INACA143.810
ADB-BUTINACAMDMB-BUTINACA122.620
ADB-B-5Br-INACAADB-P-5Br-INACA116.990
ADB-BUTINACAADB-4en-PINACA18.200
MDMB-4en-PINACA5F-EMB-PICA18.060
4F-MDMB-BICACUMYL-4CN-BINACA13.740
MDMB-4en-PINACAADB-4en-PINACA11.710
ADB-BUTINACA5F-EMB-PICA; 5F-MDMB-PICA11.100
MDMB-5Br-INACA5F-Cumyl-PeGaClone10.700
MDMB-4en-PINACA4F-ABINACA; ADB-4en-PINACA10.490
4F-MDMB-BICA5F-3,5-AB-PFUPPYCA10.340
ADB-BUTINACACUMYL-4CN-BINACA10.250
delta-8-THCHexahydrocannabinol (HHC)2
Total75347.230

New psychoactive substances, other than synthetic cannabinoids, identified in the National Early Warning System in 2022

New psychoactive substances (NPS)Number of casesQuantity seized (gram)NPS groups
3-CMC10.460Synthetic cathinones
Kratom3937.700Plants and extracts
Khat119927.000Plants and extracts
Total520865.160

New psychoactive substances identified in the National Early Warning System in 2022 (by NPS groups)

NPS groupsNumber of cases (January-June 2022)Quantity seized (gram) (January-June 2022)Number of cases (July-December 2022)Quantity seized (gram) (July-December 202)Number of cases (January-December 2022)Quantity seized (gram) (January-December 2022)
Synthetic cannabinoids4984444.76549910510.76099714955.525
Synthetic cathinones10.4610.46
Plants and extracts2837.700220027.000420864.700
Total5015282.92550130537.760100235820.685