{"id":6441,"date":"2025-10-31T08:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T08:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nfp-drugs.bg\/en\/?p=6441"},"modified":"2026-07-23T08:58:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T08:58:42","slug":"purity-potency-of-some-drugs-at-street-level-in-bulgaria-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nfp-drugs.bg\/en\/purity-potency-of-some-drugs-at-street-level-in-bulgaria-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"Purity (potency) of some drugs at street level in Bulgaria over the period 2013 – 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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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 – 2023).xlsx<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mean purity (potency) of some drugs at street level in Bulgaria over the period 2013 – 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Substance<\/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>
Cannabis herbal (% THC)<\/strong><\/td>9.1<\/td>13.1<\/td>12.3<\/td>12.0<\/td>12.6<\/td>12.7<\/td>9.0<\/td>10.4<\/td>12.15<\/td>13.1<\/td>10.9<\/td>14.0<\/td><\/tr>
Heroin hydrochloride (%)<\/strong><\/td>17.3<\/td>26.8<\/td>33.7<\/td>13.9<\/td>18.6<\/td>28.8<\/td>30.0<\/td>39.2<\/td>21.9<\/td>38.4<\/td>30.6<\/td>17.9<\/td><\/tr>
Cocaine hydrochloride (%)<\/strong><\/td>30.5<\/td>35.8<\/td>47.7<\/td>47.5<\/td>53.7<\/td>51.4<\/td>57.0<\/td>50.7<\/td>56.9<\/td>57.8<\/td>61.9<\/td>66.2<\/td><\/tr>
Amphetamine (%)<\/strong><\/td>8.5<\/td>10.3<\/td>11.9<\/td>14.5<\/td>16.0<\/td>15.8<\/td>15.1<\/td>15.4<\/td>12.8<\/td>9.7<\/td>9.8<\/td>9.4<\/td><\/tr>
Methamphetamine (%)<\/strong><\/td>36.9<\/td>34.8<\/td>41.6<\/td>42.3<\/td>46.7<\/td>50.7<\/td>55.4<\/td>61.0<\/td>64.9<\/td>62.7<\/td>64.4<\/td>66.8<\/td><\/tr>
MDMA (crystal, %)<\/strong><\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>46.2<\/td>39.3<\/td>48.0<\/td>43.9<\/td>56.8<\/td>–<\/td>39.5<\/td>–<\/td>80.4<\/td><\/tr>
MDMA (tablet, %)<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>29.5<\/td>38.1<\/td>40.7<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>35.2<\/td>35.9<\/td>35.2<\/td>35.6<\/td>31.0<\/td>30.6<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Minimum purity (potency) of some drugs at street level in Bulgaria over the period 2013 – 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0412\u0435\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/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>
Cannabis herbal (% THC)<\/strong><\/td>0.1<\/td>0.1<\/td>0.1<\/td>0.5<\/td>2.2<\/td>1.2<\/td>1.4<\/td>0.2<\/td>0.1<\/td>0.6<\/td>0.03<\/td>0.1<\/td><\/tr>
Heroin hydrochloride(%)<\/strong><\/td>0.1<\/td>0.1<\/td>0.1<\/td>1.0<\/td>0.7<\/td>0.5<\/td>0.5<\/td>12.5<\/td>7.5<\/td>25.3<\/td>27.6<\/td>9.0<\/td><\/tr>
Cocaine hydrochloride (%)<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>0.1<\/td>0.1<\/td>1.2<\/td>2.2<\/td>0.6<\/td>2.1<\/td>0.4<\/td>1.6<\/td>16.9<\/td>0.4<\/td>0.8<\/td>5.0<\/td><\/tr>
Amphetamine (%)<\/strong><\/td>0.1<\/td>0.1<\/td>0.1<\/td>0.1<\/td>0.6<\/td>0.2<\/td>0.6<\/td>0.1<\/td>0.2<\/td>1.3<\/td>0.1<\/td>0.9<\/td><\/tr>
Methamphetamine (%)<\/strong><\/td>1.1<\/td>0.1<\/td>0.1<\/td>0.3<\/td>0.1<\/td>0.1<\/td>0.01<\/td>0.01<\/td>0.2<\/td>0.1<\/td>6.3<\/td>0.2<\/td><\/tr>
MDMA (crystal, %)<\/strong><\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>0.7<\/td>2.1<\/td>5.2<\/td>11.1<\/td>2.6<\/td>–<\/td>6.6<\/td>–<\/td>80.4<\/td><\/tr>
MDMA (tablet, %)<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>0.5<\/td>8.6<\/td>0.8<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>15.6<\/td>1.2<\/td>14.6<\/td>18.6<\/td>13.0<\/td>2.1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Maximum purity (potency) of some drugs at street level in Bulgaria over the period 2013 – 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Substance<\/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>
Cannabis herbal (% THC)<\/strong><\/td>27.5<\/td>30.0<\/td>29.0<\/td>21.6<\/td>25.8<\/td>34.7<\/td>18.7<\/td>20.5<\/td>32.0<\/td>43.4<\/td>22.9<\/td>26.5<\/td><\/tr>
Heroin hydrochloride (%)<\/strong><\/td>74.4<\/td>68.8<\/td>64.8<\/td>43.2<\/td>47.9<\/td>59.1<\/td>50.0<\/td>51.5<\/td>53.6<\/td>49.0<\/td>33.5<\/td>32.0<\/td><\/tr>
Cocaine hydrochloride (%)<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>80.0<\/td>83.5<\/td>75.5<\/td>77.0<\/td>82.9<\/td>87.0<\/td>87.0<\/td>89.3<\/td>82.6<\/td>89.0<\/td>89.0<\/td>89.0<\/td><\/tr>
Amphetamine (%)<\/strong><\/td>72.4<\/td>73.0<\/td>69.3<\/td>72.5<\/td>31.2<\/td>73.1<\/td>70.7<\/td>73.8<\/td>71.8<\/td>21.8<\/td>25.0<\/td>19.0<\/td><\/tr>
Methamphetamine (%)<\/strong><\/td>80.1<\/td>80.0<\/td>80.0<\/td>80.0<\/td>80.0<\/td>87.1<\/td>80.2<\/td>82.0<\/td>80.4<\/td>80.4<\/td>80.4<\/td>80.4<\/td><\/tr>
MDMA (crystal, %)<\/strong><\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>82.4<\/td>74.7<\/td>84.2<\/td>80.0<\/td>84.2<\/td>–<\/td>84.0<\/td>–<\/td>80.4<\/td><\/tr>
MDMA (tablet, %)<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>58.0<\/td>67.5<\/td>66.8<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>58.1<\/td>64.2<\/td>60.0<\/td>50.8<\/td>60.2<\/td>66.2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Most common (mode) purity (potency) of some drugs at street level in Bulgaria over the period 2013 – 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0412\u0435\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/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>
Cannabis herbal (% THC)<\/strong><\/td>14.0<\/td>14.5<\/td>8.2<\/td>10.9<\/td>–<\/td>9.9<\/td>13.3<\/td>6.7<\/td>5.0<\/td>2.6<\/td>0.1<\/td>6.2<\/td><\/tr>
Heroin hydrochloride (%)<\/strong><\/td>1.4<\/td>0.5<\/td>40.1<\/td>1.0<\/td>–<\/td>57.7<\/td>–<\/td>42.0<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Cocaine hydrochloride (%)<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>20.5<\/td>4.2<\/td>25.3<\/td>55.6<\/td>82.9<\/td>56.1<\/td>65.4<\/td>37.3<\/td>61.5<\/td>43.7<\/td>52.4<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Amphetamine (%)<\/strong><\/td>4.0<\/td>5.5<\/td>9.8<\/td>8.6<\/td>5.7<\/td>11.5<\/td>7.8<\/td>8.6<\/td>7.6<\/td>4.4<\/td>6.3<\/td>10.5<\/td><\/tr>
Methamphetamine (%)<\/strong><\/td>3.0<\/td>2.8<\/td>4.3<\/td>69.0<\/td>60.1<\/td>0.8<\/td>80.1<\/td>80.2<\/td>80.3<\/td>80.1<\/td>80.0<\/td>80.0<\/td><\/tr>
MDMA (crystal, %)<\/strong><\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>52.6<\/td>34.2<\/td>–<\/td>34.2<\/td>84.0<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>80.4<\/td><\/tr>
MDMA (tablet, %)<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>28.0<\/td>35.4<\/td>29.6<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>24.6<\/td>37.1<\/td>22.6<\/td>25.0<\/td>24.4<\/td>34.1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Source: National Institute of Forensic Science, Ministry of Interior<\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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