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Prevalence of psychoactive substance use
Prevalence of medication use
Prevalence of drug use
Drug Prevention<\/a><\/strong><\/td>		Treatment Supply<\/a>
Treatment Demand
Health consequences<\/a>
Harm reduction<\/a><\/strong><\/td>		Drug-related crimes<\/a>
Drug market<\/a>
Drug use and prison<\/a>
Monitoring of publications<\/a>
Attitudes to legal framework changes<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Database (1999 – 2024).xlsx<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/td>2012<\/strong><\/td>2013<\/strong><\/td>2014<\/strong><\/td>2015<\/strong><\/td>2016<\/strong><\/td>2017<\/strong><\/td>2018<\/strong><\/td>2019<\/strong><\/td>2020<\/strong><\/td>2021<\/strong><\/td>2022<\/strong><\/td>2023<\/strong><\/td>2024<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Total<\/strong><\/td>523<\/strong><\/td>555<\/strong><\/td>537<\/strong><\/td>517<\/strong><\/td>518<\/strong><\/td>525<\/strong><\/td>695<\/strong><\/td>699<\/strong><\/td>681<\/strong><\/td>675<\/strong><\/td>656<\/strong><\/td>658<\/strong><\/td>657<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
By region:<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Blagoevgrad<\/td>6<\/td>6<\/td>10<\/td>8<\/td>7<\/td>7<\/td>15<\/td>18<\/td>18<\/td>17<\/td>17<\/td>18<\/td>17<\/td><\/tr>
Burgas<\/td>25<\/td>25<\/td>25<\/td>22<\/td>21<\/td>23<\/td>36<\/td>37<\/td>34<\/td>35<\/td>32<\/td>32<\/td>31<\/td><\/tr>
Varna<\/td>46<\/td>49<\/td>52<\/td>47<\/td>43<\/td>46<\/td>52<\/td>51<\/td>52<\/td>47<\/td>46<\/td>45<\/td>43<\/td><\/tr>
Veliko Tarnovo<\/td>20<\/td>20<\/td>19<\/td>18<\/td>17<\/td>18<\/td>25<\/td>26<\/td>26<\/td>29<\/td>29<\/td>29<\/td>30<\/td><\/tr>
Vidin<\/td>5<\/td>5<\/td>6<\/td>7<\/td>6<\/td>6<\/td>9<\/td>9<\/td>8<\/td>8<\/td>8<\/td>8<\/td>9<\/td><\/tr>
Vratsa <\/td>10<\/td>10<\/td>10<\/td>10<\/td>10<\/td>10<\/td>17<\/td>18<\/td>17<\/td>15<\/td>17<\/td>16<\/td>16<\/td><\/tr>
Gabrovo<\/td>11<\/td>13<\/td>14<\/td>14<\/td>14<\/td>13<\/td>16<\/td>15<\/td>15<\/td>13<\/td>13<\/td>13<\/td>14<\/td><\/tr>
Dobrich<\/td>18<\/td>16<\/td>17<\/td>17<\/td>18<\/td>18<\/td>22<\/td>24<\/td>24<\/td>25<\/td>25<\/td>24<\/td>22<\/td><\/tr>
Kardzhali<\/td>11<\/td>11<\/td>11<\/td>10<\/td>11<\/td>12<\/td>16<\/td>16<\/td>17<\/td>18<\/td>18<\/td>15<\/td>16<\/td><\/tr>
Kyustendil<\/td>7<\/td>7<\/td>7<\/td>7<\/td>8<\/td>7<\/td>12<\/td>11<\/td>12<\/td>11<\/td>11<\/td>9<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
Lovech<\/td>26<\/td>27<\/td>27<\/td>26<\/td>25<\/td>21<\/td>27<\/td>28<\/td>29<\/td>28<\/td>28<\/td>24<\/td>26<\/td><\/tr>
Montana<\/td>5<\/td>5<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>5<\/td>6<\/td>5<\/td>5<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
Pazardzhik<\/td>12<\/td>3<\/td>11<\/td>11<\/td>12<\/td>11<\/td>13<\/td>15<\/td>13<\/td>13<\/td>14<\/td>14<\/td>15<\/td><\/tr>
Pernik<\/td>6<\/td>8<\/td>7<\/td>6<\/td>6<\/td>6<\/td>9<\/td>9<\/td>11<\/td>11<\/td>11<\/td>9<\/td>10<\/td><\/tr>
Pleven<\/td>24<\/td>23<\/td>25<\/td>25<\/td>25<\/td>29<\/td>37<\/td>30<\/td>25<\/td>26<\/td>20<\/td>22<\/td>25<\/td><\/tr>
Plovdiv<\/td>48<\/td>49<\/td>53<\/td>50<\/td>50<\/td>48<\/td>71<\/td>70<\/td>66<\/td>64<\/td>64<\/td>69<\/td>70<\/td><\/tr>
Razgrad<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>5<\/td>5<\/td>6<\/td>7<\/td>7<\/td>7<\/td>8<\/td>6<\/td>6<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
Ruse<\/td>28<\/td>24<\/td>22<\/td>24<\/td>24<\/td>25<\/td>32<\/td>35<\/td>29<\/td>29<\/td>29<\/td>33<\/td>32<\/td><\/tr>
Silistra<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>2<\/td>5<\/td>5<\/td>6<\/td>6<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Sliven<\/td>4<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>10<\/td>10<\/td>9<\/td>9<\/td>8<\/td>7<\/td>7<\/td><\/tr>
Smolyan<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td><\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>5<\/td>5<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
Sofia<\/td>13<\/td>13<\/td>11<\/td>12<\/td>9<\/td>9<\/td>9<\/td>9<\/td>10<\/td>10<\/td>12<\/td>11<\/td>11<\/td><\/tr>
Sofia (capital)<\/td>90<\/td>128<\/td>97<\/td>96<\/td>101<\/td>107<\/td>139<\/td>138<\/td>135<\/td>131<\/td>123<\/td>126<\/td>127<\/td><\/tr>
Stara Zagora<\/td>34<\/td>33<\/td>33<\/td>30<\/td>34<\/td>34<\/td>36<\/td>35<\/td>40<\/td>43<\/td>41<\/td>43<\/td>45<\/td><\/tr>
Targovishte<\/td>8<\/td>7<\/td>7<\/td>7<\/td>7<\/td>6<\/td>12<\/td>13<\/td>13<\/td>14<\/td>13<\/td>13<\/td>13<\/td><\/tr>
Haskovo<\/td>9<\/td>9<\/td>8<\/td>8<\/td>8<\/td>7<\/td>9<\/td>11<\/td>10<\/td>10<\/td>10<\/td>10<\/td>9<\/td><\/tr>
Shumen<\/td>12<\/td>13<\/td>13<\/td>14<\/td>12<\/td>12<\/td>17<\/td>17<\/td>16<\/td>6<\/td>17<\/td>16<\/td>16<\/td><\/tr>
Yambol<\/td>6<\/td>7<\/td>7<\/td>7<\/td>7<\/td>6<\/td>10<\/td>10<\/td>10<\/td>9<\/td>9<\/td>8<\/td>19<\/td><\/tr>
Unallocated<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td><\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Notes: The medical personnel of other departments are not distributed by region. Unallocated – a medical staff in individual and group practices, working under a contract with the National Health Insurance Fund in more than one region. The data are as of 31.12.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: National Center of Public Health and Analyses<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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