Providing treatment for the prisoners in Bulgaria with alcohol and/or drug addiction

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

Database (2009 – 2023).xlsx

Number of prisoners with alcohol addiction and/or drug addiction, placed for treatment in the Specialised Hospital for Active Treatment of Prisoners – Lovech (2015 – 2023)

201520162017201820192020202120222023
Compulsory treatment13111610123335613
Treatment at request of prisoners351443303031
Source: General Directorate Execution of Sentences, Ministry of Justice

Number of prisoners provided with opioid substitution treatment from outside OST programmes (2011 – 2023)

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Number of prisoners with OST397513977431423253024131414
By prison:
Belene615
Bobov dol22
Burgas1103
Vratsa81215
Lovech11
Pazardzhik14223
Plovdiv11222
Sliven41
Sofia1928403711222428121414
Stara Zagora112211
Source: General Directorate Execution of Sentences, Ministry of Justice