{"id":7191,"date":"2025-03-24T16:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nfp-drugs.bg\/en\/?p=7191"},"modified":"2026-07-24T14:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:08:29","slug":"participants-in-prevention-programmes-related-to-use-of-psychoactive-substances-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nfp-drugs.bg\/en\/participants-in-prevention-programmes-related-to-use-of-psychoactive-substances-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Participants in prevention programmes related to use of psychoactive substances"},"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

Total number of children covered in prevention programmes related to use of psychoactive substances by districts over the period 2018 – 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/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>163 041<\/strong><\/td>87 927<\/strong><\/td>49 950<\/strong><\/td>54 428<\/strong><\/td>59 817<\/strong><\/td>90 197<\/strong><\/td>82 414<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Blagoevgrad<\/td>4 677<\/td>2 199<\/td> 2 125<\/td> 1 689<\/td>2 496<\/td>3 206<\/td>3 303<\/td><\/tr>
Burgas<\/td>5 388<\/td>2 408<\/td>1 653<\/td>1 002<\/td>6 892<\/td>6 178<\/td>4 471<\/td><\/tr>
Varna<\/td>9 396<\/td>3 302<\/td>4 153<\/td>7 229<\/td>3 815<\/td>9 218<\/td>16 391<\/td><\/tr>
Veliko Tarnovo<\/td>5 625<\/td>1 393<\/td>776<\/td>1 136<\/td>922<\/td>1 822<\/td>1 585<\/td><\/tr>
Vidin<\/td>1 002<\/td>477<\/td>873<\/td>758<\/td>881<\/td>631<\/td>567<\/td><\/tr>
Vratsa<\/td>2 053<\/td>944<\/td>1 098<\/td>860<\/td>1 894<\/td>6 357<\/td>3 612<\/td><\/tr>
Gabrovo<\/td>819<\/td>1 172<\/td>686<\/td>471<\/td>2 435<\/td>1 561<\/td>706<\/td><\/tr>
Dobrich<\/td>4 607<\/td>1 463<\/td>1 670<\/td>1 818<\/td>1 090<\/td>2 641<\/td>4 444<\/td><\/tr>
Kardzhali<\/td>1 128<\/td>2 325<\/td>637<\/td>1 499<\/td>1 495<\/td>1 578<\/td>1 030<\/td><\/tr>
Kyustendil<\/td>6 499<\/td>1 827<\/td>793<\/td>1 022<\/td>734<\/td>960<\/td>1 284<\/td><\/tr>
Lovech<\/td>12 018<\/td>494<\/td>2 526<\/td>6 566<\/td>5 411<\/td>5 412<\/td>3 268<\/td><\/tr>
Montana<\/td>4 293<\/td>1 065<\/td>639<\/td>895<\/td>1 440<\/td>1 330<\/td>1 611<\/td><\/tr>
Pazardzhik<\/td>3 769<\/td>3 832<\/td>6 314<\/td>4 478<\/td>1 395<\/td>2 329<\/td>2 348<\/td><\/tr>
Pernik<\/td>2 805<\/td>1 693<\/td>22<\/td>792<\/td>877<\/td>2 063<\/td>971<\/td><\/tr>
Pleven<\/td>10 440<\/td>6 503<\/td>2 485<\/td>2 503<\/td>2 043<\/td>3 675<\/td>2 332<\/td><\/tr>
Plovdiv<\/td>9 795<\/td>6 476<\/td>4 549<\/td>3 946<\/td>3 855<\/td>4 688<\/td>6 148<\/td><\/tr>
Razgrad<\/td> 2 140<\/td>652<\/td>858<\/td>617<\/td>607<\/td>786<\/td>722<\/td><\/tr>
Ruse<\/td>3 668<\/td>3 691<\/td>1 263<\/td>1 429<\/td>310<\/td>1 416<\/td>607<\/td><\/tr>
Silistra<\/td>4 137<\/td>1 330<\/td>980<\/td>809<\/td>514<\/td>668<\/td>735<\/td><\/tr>
Sliven<\/td>1 380<\/td>682<\/td>517<\/td>213<\/td>398<\/td>565<\/td>512<\/td><\/tr>
Smolyan<\/td>1 406<\/td>2 202<\/td>1 452<\/td>1 699<\/td>2 221<\/td>3 334<\/td>2 520<\/td><\/tr>
Sofia capital<\/td>31 215<\/td>19 727<\/td>6 154<\/td>5 330<\/td>8 729<\/td>11 646<\/td>9 722<\/td><\/tr>
Sofia<\/td>12 246<\/td>5 311<\/td>3 750<\/td>3 558<\/td>2 187<\/td>4 795<\/td>4 303<\/td><\/tr>
Stara Zagora<\/td>3 838<\/td>1 919<\/td>854<\/td>1 106<\/td>553<\/td>1 824<\/td>1 126<\/td><\/tr>
Targovishte<\/td>2 937<\/td>5 727<\/td>996<\/td>511<\/td>585<\/td>1 735<\/td>1 284<\/td><\/tr>
Haskovo<\/td>7 925<\/td>2 982<\/td>953<\/td>1 150<\/td>3 272<\/td>6 291<\/td>4 180<\/td><\/tr>
Shumen<\/td>5 078<\/td>4 283<\/td>587<\/td>476<\/td>807<\/td>839<\/td>1 022<\/td><\/tr>
Yambol<\/td>2 797<\/td>1 848<\/td>587<\/td>866<\/td>1 959<\/td>2 649<\/td>1 560<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Source: Central Commission for Combating Anti-Social Behaviour of Minors and Juveniles, Council of Ministers<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Number of minors covered in prevention programmes related to use of psychoactive substances by districts over the period 2018 – 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/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>64 074<\/strong><\/td>37 009<\/strong><\/td>21 270<\/strong><\/td>20 596<\/strong><\/td>21 016<\/strong><\/td>31 562<\/strong><\/td>28 132<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Blagoevgrad<\/td>1 875<\/td>862<\/td>787<\/td>720<\/td>968<\/td>1 222<\/td>825<\/td><\/tr>
Burgas<\/td>1 731<\/td>992<\/td>451<\/td>228<\/td>1 646<\/td>1 973<\/td>1 467<\/td><\/tr>
Varna<\/td>2 252<\/td>1 046<\/td>1 684<\/td>1 676<\/td>1 631<\/td>2 047<\/td>2 583<\/td><\/tr>
Veliko Tarnovo<\/td>2 290<\/td>455<\/td>266<\/td>683<\/td>217<\/td>300<\/td>261<\/td><\/tr>
Vidin<\/td>295<\/td>169<\/td>348<\/td>263<\/td>131<\/td>196<\/td>286<\/td><\/tr>
Vratsa<\/td>993<\/td>384<\/td>867<\/td>371<\/td>872<\/td>1 054<\/td>1 091<\/td><\/tr>
Gabrovo<\/td>427<\/td>490<\/td>250<\/td>95<\/td>685<\/td>540<\/td>138<\/td><\/tr>
Dobrich<\/td>3 078<\/td>599<\/td>932<\/td>992<\/td>550<\/td>1 354<\/td>2 123<\/td><\/tr>
Kardzhali<\/td>1 68<\/td>660<\/td>46<\/td>380<\/td>490<\/td>588<\/td>255<\/td><\/tr>
Kyustendil<\/td>3 432<\/td>658<\/td>350<\/td>483<\/td>377<\/td>494<\/td>578<\/td><\/tr>
Lovech<\/td>5 920<\/td>100<\/td>531<\/td>1 266<\/td>763<\/td>1 562<\/td>1 405<\/td><\/tr>
Montana<\/td>1 551<\/td>389<\/td>302<\/td>301<\/td>672<\/td>510<\/td>788<\/td><\/tr>
Pazardzhik<\/td>1 307<\/td>1 770<\/td>3 596<\/td>2 524<\/td>743<\/td>1 185<\/td>1 425<\/td><\/tr>
Pernik<\/td>907<\/td>66<\/td>2<\/td>514<\/td>125<\/td>142<\/td>198<\/td><\/tr>
Pleven<\/td>5 458<\/td>2 128<\/td>845<\/td>1 112<\/td>736<\/td>1 603<\/td>1 289<\/td><\/tr>
Plovdiv<\/td>4 479<\/td>2 985<\/td>2 253<\/td>1 988<\/td>1 478<\/td>2 143<\/td>1 823<\/td><\/tr>
Razgrad<\/td>655<\/td>267<\/td>292<\/td>159<\/td>158<\/td>211<\/td>81 <\/td><\/tr>
Ruse<\/td>1 596<\/td>1 859<\/td>838<\/td>1 053<\/td>220<\/td>927<\/td>304<\/td><\/tr>
Silistra<\/td>868<\/td>456<\/td>91<\/td>319<\/td>166<\/td>154<\/td>119<\/td><\/tr>
Sliven<\/td>227<\/td>238<\/td>69<\/td>62<\/td>47<\/td>48<\/td>72<\/td><\/tr>
Smolyan<\/td>629<\/td>735<\/td>505<\/td>723<\/td>875<\/td>1 942<\/td>1 335<\/td><\/tr>
Sofia capital<\/td>10 073<\/td>10 392<\/td>2 695<\/td>1 629<\/td>4 036<\/td>4 343<\/td>3 920<\/td><\/tr>
Sofia<\/td>5 386<\/td>2 337<\/td>1 764<\/td>1 295<\/td>761<\/td>1 991<\/td>1 467<\/td><\/tr>
Stara Zagora<\/td>2 112<\/td>684<\/td>452<\/td>508<\/td>268<\/td>693<\/td>577<\/td><\/tr>
Targovishte<\/td>486<\/td>3 151<\/td>380<\/td>195<\/td>102<\/td>502<\/td>547<\/td><\/tr>
Haskovo<\/td>2 760<\/td>695<\/td>248<\/td>481<\/td>1 515<\/td>2 749<\/td>2 410<\/td><\/tr>
Shumen<\/td>1 697<\/td>1 450<\/td>280<\/td>167<\/td>235<\/td>340<\/td>460<\/td><\/tr>
Yambol<\/td>1 422<\/td>992<\/td>146<\/td>409<\/td>549<\/td>1 900<\/td>305<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Source: Central Commission for Combating Anti-Social Behaviour of Minors and Juveniles, Council of Ministers<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Number of juveniles covered in prevention programmes related to use of psychoactive substances by districts over the period 2018 – 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/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>98 967<\/strong><\/td>50 818<\/strong><\/td>28 680<\/strong><\/td>33 832<\/strong><\/td>38 801<\/strong><\/td>58 635<\/strong><\/td>54 282<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Blagoevgrad<\/td>2 802<\/td>1 337<\/td>1 338<\/td>969<\/td>1 528<\/td>1 222<\/td>2 478<\/td><\/tr>
Burgas<\/td>3 657<\/td>1 416<\/td>1 202<\/td>774<\/td>5 246<\/td>1 973<\/td>3 004<\/td><\/tr>
Varna<\/td>7 144<\/td>2 256<\/td>2 469<\/td>5 553<\/td>2 184<\/td>2 047<\/td>13 808<\/td><\/tr>
Veliko Tarnovo<\/td>3 335<\/td>938<\/td>510<\/td>453<\/td>705<\/td>300<\/td>1 324<\/td><\/tr>
Vidin<\/td>707<\/td>308<\/td>525<\/td>495<\/td>750<\/td>196<\/td>281<\/td><\/tr>
Vratsa<\/td>1 060<\/td>560<\/td>231<\/td>489<\/td>1 022<\/td>1 054<\/td>2 521<\/td><\/tr>
Gabrovo<\/td>392<\/td>682<\/td>436<\/td>376<\/td>1 750<\/td>540<\/td>568<\/td><\/tr>
Dobrich<\/td>1 529<\/td>864<\/td>738<\/td>826<\/td>540<\/td>1 354<\/td>2 321<\/td><\/tr>
Kardzhali<\/td>960<\/td>1 565<\/td>591<\/td>1 119<\/td>1 005<\/td>588<\/td>775<\/td><\/tr>
Kyustendil<\/td>3 067<\/td>1 169<\/td>443<\/td>539<\/td>357<\/td>494<\/td>706<\/td><\/tr>
Lovech<\/td>6 098<\/td>394<\/td>1 995<\/td>5 300<\/td>4 648<\/td>1 562<\/td>1 863<\/td><\/tr>
Montana<\/td>2 742<\/td>676<\/td>337<\/td>594<\/td>768<\/td>510<\/td>823<\/td><\/tr>
Pazardzhik<\/td>2 462<\/td>2 062<\/td>2 718<\/td>1 954<\/td>652<\/td>1 185<\/td>923<\/td><\/tr>
Pernik<\/td>1 898<\/td>1 627<\/td>20<\/td>278<\/td>752<\/td>142<\/td>773<\/td><\/tr>
Pleven<\/td>4 942<\/td>4 375<\/td>1 640<\/td>1 391<\/td>1 307<\/td>1 603<\/td>1 043<\/td><\/tr>
Plovdiv<\/td>5 316<\/td>3 491<\/td>2 296<\/td>1 958<\/td>2 377<\/td>2 143<\/td>4 325<\/td><\/tr>
Razgrad<\/td>1 485<\/td>385<\/td>566<\/td>458<\/td>449<\/td>211<\/td>641<\/td><\/tr>
Ruse<\/td>2 072<\/td>1 832<\/td>425<\/td>376<\/td>90<\/td>927<\/td>303<\/td><\/tr>
Silistra<\/td>3 269<\/td>874<\/td>889<\/td>490<\/td>348<\/td>154<\/td>616<\/td><\/tr>
Sliven<\/td>1 153<\/td>444<\/td>448<\/td>151<\/td>351<\/td>48<\/td>440<\/td><\/tr>
Smolyan<\/td>777<\/td>1 467<\/td>947<\/td>976<\/td>1 346<\/td>1 942<\/td>1 185<\/td><\/tr>
Sofia capital<\/td>21 142<\/td>9 335<\/td>3 459<\/td>3 701<\/td>4 693<\/td>4 343<\/td>5 852<\/td><\/tr>
Sofia<\/td>6 860<\/td>2 974<\/td>1 986<\/td>2 263<\/td>1 426<\/td>1 991<\/td>2 836<\/td><\/tr>
Stara Zagora<\/td>1 726<\/td>1 235<\/td>402<\/td>598<\/td>285<\/td>693<\/td>549<\/td><\/tr>
Targovishte<\/td>2 451<\/td>2 576<\/td>616<\/td>316<\/td>483<\/td>502<\/td>737<\/td><\/tr>
Haskovo<\/td>5 165<\/td>2 287<\/td>705<\/td>669<\/td>1 757<\/td>2 749<\/td>1 770<\/td><\/tr>
Shumen<\/td>3 381<\/td>2 833<\/td>307<\/td>309<\/td>572<\/td>340<\/td>562<\/td><\/tr>
Yambol<\/td>1 375<\/td>856<\/td>441<\/td>457<\/td>1 410<\/td>1 900<\/td>1 255<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Source: Central Commission for Combating Anti-Social Behaviour of Minors and Juveniles, Council of Ministers<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Number of parents covered in prevention programmes related to use of psychoactive substances by districts over the period 2018 – 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/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>19 009<\/strong><\/td>9 710<\/strong><\/td>5 213<\/strong><\/td>7 360<\/strong><\/td>5 307<\/strong><\/td>6 715<\/strong><\/td>5 514<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Blagoevgrad<\/td>590<\/td>220<\/td>145<\/td>188<\/td>202<\/td>60<\/td>158<\/td><\/tr>
Burgas<\/td>113<\/td>199<\/td>39<\/td>79<\/td>1 054<\/td>263<\/td>131<\/td><\/tr>
Varna<\/td>839<\/td>331<\/td>215<\/td>3 316<\/td>283<\/td>187<\/td>509<\/td><\/tr>
Veliko Tarnovo<\/td>685<\/td>222<\/td>6<\/td>33<\/td>84<\/td>40<\/td>55<\/td><\/tr>
Vidin<\/td>89<\/td>58<\/td>82<\/td>106<\/td>29<\/td>36<\/td>38<\/td><\/tr>
Vratsa<\/td>395<\/td>164<\/td>106<\/td>23<\/td>40<\/td>144<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
Gabrovo<\/td>710<\/td>5<\/td>–<\/td>50<\/td>405<\/td>15<\/td>21<\/td><\/tr>
Dobrich<\/td>1 755<\/td>162<\/td>105<\/td>77<\/td>39<\/td>129<\/td>207<\/td><\/tr>
Kardzhali<\/td>228<\/td>215<\/td>–<\/td>10<\/td>205<\/td>200<\/td>32<\/td><\/tr>
Kyustendil<\/td>651<\/td>35<\/td>15<\/td>10<\/td>–<\/td>7<\/td>108<\/td><\/tr>
Lovech<\/td>542<\/td>34<\/td>88<\/td>103<\/td>50<\/td>97<\/td>135<\/td><\/tr>
Montana<\/td>535<\/td>317<\/td>308<\/td>164<\/td>62<\/td>211<\/td>281<\/td><\/tr>
Pazardzhik<\/td>691<\/td>286<\/td>229<\/td>111<\/td>120<\/td>185<\/td>383<\/td><\/tr>
Pernik<\/td>434<\/td>–<\/td>7<\/td>17<\/td>37<\/td>70<\/td>60<\/td><\/tr>
Pleven<\/td>286<\/td>1 195<\/td>281<\/td>290<\/td>59<\/td>807<\/td>301<\/td><\/tr>
Plovdiv<\/td>876<\/td>110<\/td>502<\/td>338<\/td>105<\/td>508<\/td>485<\/td><\/tr>
Razgrad<\/td>–<\/td>9<\/td>9<\/td>11<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Ruse<\/td>358<\/td>474<\/td>414<\/td>360<\/td>100<\/td>370<\/td>122<\/td><\/tr>
Silistra<\/td>312<\/td>178<\/td>35<\/td>83<\/td>39<\/td>52<\/td>82<\/td><\/tr>
Sliven<\/td>228<\/td>126<\/td>56<\/td>87<\/td>229<\/td>223<\/td>293<\/td><\/tr>
Smolyan<\/td>228<\/td>50<\/td>60<\/td>176<\/td>232<\/td>24<\/td>348<\/td><\/tr>
Sofia capital<\/td>3 153<\/td>2 079<\/td>582<\/td>290<\/td>1 150<\/td>1 222<\/td>779<\/td><\/tr>
Sofia<\/td>1 416<\/td>486<\/td>406<\/td>313<\/td>68<\/td>673<\/td>281<\/td><\/tr>
Stara Zagora<\/td>179<\/td>234<\/td>42<\/td>7<\/td>17<\/td>4<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
Targovishte<\/td>565<\/td>310<\/td>–<\/td>6<\/td>77<\/td>142<\/td>240<\/td><\/tr>
Haskovo<\/td>97<\/td>421<\/td>184<\/td>15<\/td>534<\/td>1 011<\/td>328<\/td><\/tr>
Shumen<\/td>521<\/td>384<\/td>97<\/td>97<\/td>15<\/td>–<\/td>100<\/td><\/tr>
Yambol<\/td>2 533<\/td>1 406<\/td>1 200<\/td>1 000<\/td>72<\/td>35<\/td>25<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Source: Central Commission for Combating Anti-Social Behaviour of Minors and Juveniles, Council of Ministers<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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