{"id":7196,"date":"2025-03-25T12:25:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T12:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nfp-drugs.bg\/en\/?p=7196"},"modified":"2026-07-24T14:32:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:32:21","slug":"individual-counseling-related-to-drug-use-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nfp-drugs.bg\/en\/individual-counseling-related-to-drug-use-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Individual counseling related to drug use"},"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 individually counseled regarding drug use 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 \u0433.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Total<\/strong><\/td>1 857<\/strong><\/td>2470<\/strong><\/td>1066<\/strong><\/td>882<\/strong><\/td>683<\/strong><\/td>948<\/strong><\/td>1 014<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Blagoevgrad<\/td>134<\/td>269<\/td>30<\/td>30<\/td>23<\/td>21<\/td>32<\/td><\/tr>
Burgas<\/td>27<\/td>64<\/td>47<\/td>16<\/td>27<\/td>44<\/td>65<\/td><\/tr>
Varna<\/td>504<\/td>86<\/td>76<\/td>76<\/td>45<\/td>64<\/td>48<\/td><\/tr>
Veliko Tarnovo<\/td>105<\/td>40<\/td>26<\/td>26<\/td>23<\/td>27<\/td>39<\/td><\/tr>
Vidin<\/td>17<\/td>21<\/td>1<\/td>7<\/td>2<\/td>22<\/td>30<\/td><\/tr>
Vratsa<\/td>63<\/td>269<\/td>47<\/td>42<\/td>49<\/td>60<\/td>56<\/td><\/tr>
Gabrovo<\/td>5<\/td>7<\/td>8<\/td>5<\/td>12<\/td>10<\/td>13<\/td><\/tr>
Dobrich<\/td>52<\/td>52<\/td>38<\/td>39<\/td>23<\/td>30<\/td>49<\/td><\/tr>
Kardzhali<\/td>3<\/td>12<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
Kyustendil<\/td>5<\/td>13<\/td>4<\/td>3<\/td>7<\/td>6<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Lovech<\/td>6<\/td>23<\/td>6<\/td>9<\/td>1<\/td>9<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
Montana<\/td>11<\/td>9<\/td>2<\/td>28<\/td>4<\/td>2<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
Pazardzhik<\/td>16<\/td>16<\/td>16<\/td>13<\/td>15<\/td>64<\/td>14<\/td><\/tr>
Pernik<\/td>34<\/td>6<\/td>1<\/td>7<\/td>4<\/td>3<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
Pleven<\/td>296<\/td>77<\/td>4<\/td>11<\/td>6<\/td>40<\/td>30<\/td><\/tr>
Plovdiv<\/td>42<\/td>70<\/td>106<\/td>39<\/td>34<\/td>55<\/td>180<\/td><\/tr>
Razgrad<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>6<\/td>1<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
Ruse<\/td>14<\/td>12<\/td>7<\/td>11<\/td>32<\/td>11<\/td>27<\/td><\/tr>
Silistra<\/td>8<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>3<\/td>13<\/td><\/tr>
Sliven<\/td>43<\/td>99<\/td>16<\/td>23<\/td>47<\/td>32<\/td>50<\/td><\/tr>
Smolyan<\/td>10<\/td>5<\/td>3<\/td>6<\/td>4<\/td>5<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Sofia capital<\/td>125<\/td>767<\/td>416<\/td>305<\/td>210<\/td>222<\/td>125<\/td><\/tr>
Sofia<\/td>111<\/td>79<\/td>99<\/td>94<\/td>41<\/td>86<\/td>99<\/td><\/tr>
Stara Zagora<\/td>163<\/td>227<\/td>54<\/td>43<\/td>22<\/td>43<\/td>74<\/td><\/tr>
Targovishte<\/td>1<\/td>15<\/td>1<\/td>4<\/td>5<\/td>11<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Haskovo<\/td>8<\/td>16<\/td>11<\/td>12<\/td>28<\/td>47<\/td>29<\/td><\/tr>
Shumen<\/td>9<\/td>21<\/td>10<\/td>8<\/td>5<\/td>19<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Yambol<\/td>45<\/td>10<\/td>27<\/td>19<\/td>9<\/td>10<\/td>6<\/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 individually counseled regarding drug use 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>658<\/strong><\/td>591<\/strong><\/td>238<\/strong><\/td>217<\/strong><\/td>113<\/strong><\/td>221<\/strong><\/td>200<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Blagoevgrad<\/td>90<\/td>89<\/td>17<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
Burgas<\/td>–<\/td>8<\/td>8<\/td>–<\/td>1<\/td>7<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
Varna<\/td>173<\/td>17<\/td>13<\/td>9<\/td>7<\/td>12<\/td>11<\/td><\/tr>
Veliko Tarnovo<\/td>21<\/td>14<\/td>2<\/td>8<\/td>–<\/td>1<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Vidin<\/td>4<\/td>5<\/td>1<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>5<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
Vratsa<\/td>23<\/td>114<\/td>16<\/td>11<\/td>10<\/td>20<\/td>15<\/td><\/tr>
Gabrovo<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Dobrich<\/td>20<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>13<\/td><\/tr>
Kardzhali<\/td>–<\/td>3<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>1<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Kyustendil<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Lovech<\/td>–<\/td>9<\/td>–<\/td>1<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Montana<\/td>4<\/td>3<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Pazardzhik<\/td>4<\/td>–<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>27<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Pernik<\/td>23<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Pleven<\/td>120<\/td>20<\/td>–<\/td>1<\/td>–<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Plovdiv<\/td>15<\/td>17<\/td>22<\/td>9<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>32<\/td><\/tr>
Razgrad<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>2<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Ruse<\/td>5<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>6<\/td>–<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Silistra<\/td>1<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Sliven<\/td>19<\/td>36<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>5<\/td>6<\/td>10<\/td><\/tr>
Smolyan<\/td>1<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>2<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Sofia capital<\/td>10<\/td>145<\/td>98<\/td>127<\/td>56<\/td>53<\/td>24<\/td><\/tr>
Sofia<\/td>49<\/td>34<\/td>28<\/td>34<\/td>3<\/td>20<\/td>10<\/td><\/tr>
Stara Zagora<\/td>60<\/td>50<\/td>15<\/td>–<\/td>6<\/td>14<\/td>26<\/td><\/tr>
Targovishte<\/td>–<\/td>8<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Haskovo<\/td>–<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>7<\/td>30<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
Shumen<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>6<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Yambol<\/td>15<\/td>13<\/td>5<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>2<\/td>–<\/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 individually counseled regarding drug use 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>1199<\/strong><\/td>1879<\/strong><\/td>828<\/strong><\/td>665<\/strong><\/td>570<\/strong><\/td>727<\/strong><\/td>814<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Blagoevgrad<\/td>44<\/td>180<\/td>13<\/td>28<\/td>20<\/td>16<\/td>26<\/td><\/tr>
Burgas<\/td>27<\/td>56<\/td>39<\/td>16<\/td>26<\/td>37<\/td>57<\/td><\/tr>
Varna<\/td>331<\/td>69<\/td>63<\/td>67<\/td>38<\/td>52<\/td>37<\/td><\/tr>
Veliko Tarnovo<\/td>84<\/td>26<\/td>24<\/td>18<\/td>23<\/td>26<\/td>39<\/td><\/tr>
Vidin<\/td>13<\/td>16<\/td>–<\/td>7<\/td>2<\/td>17<\/td>25<\/td><\/tr>
Vratsa<\/td>40<\/td>155<\/td>31<\/td>31<\/td>39<\/td>40<\/td>41<\/td><\/tr>
Gabrovo<\/td>5<\/td>7<\/td>8<\/td>5<\/td>12<\/td>10<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr>
Dobrich<\/td>32<\/td>50<\/td>35<\/td>35<\/td>21<\/td>27<\/td>36<\/td><\/tr>
Kardzhali<\/td>3<\/td>9<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
Kyustendil<\/td>4<\/td>11<\/td>4<\/td>3<\/td>7<\/td>3<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Lovech<\/td>6<\/td>14<\/td>6<\/td>8<\/td>1<\/td>9<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
Montana<\/td>7<\/td>6<\/td>2<\/td>28<\/td>4<\/td>2<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
Pazardzhik<\/td>12<\/td>16<\/td>14<\/td>12<\/td>13<\/td>37<\/td>11<\/td><\/tr>
Pernik<\/td>11<\/td>6<\/td>1<\/td>7<\/td>4<\/td>3<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
Pleven<\/td>176<\/td>57<\/td>4<\/td>10<\/td>6<\/td>38<\/td>28<\/td><\/tr>
Plovdiv<\/td>27<\/td>53<\/td>84<\/td>30<\/td>32<\/td>53<\/td>138<\/td><\/tr>
Razgrad<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>4<\/td>1<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
Ruse<\/td>9<\/td>12<\/td>7<\/td>11<\/td>26<\/td>11<\/td>26<\/td><\/tr>
Silistra<\/td>7<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>3<\/td>11<\/td><\/tr>
Sliven<\/td>24<\/td>63<\/td>12<\/td>19<\/td>42<\/td>26<\/td>40<\/td><\/tr>
Smolyan<\/td>9<\/td>5<\/td>3<\/td>6<\/td>4<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Sofia capital<\/td>115<\/td>622<\/td>318<\/td>178<\/td>154<\/td>169<\/td>101<\/td><\/tr>
Sofia<\/td>62<\/td>45<\/td>71<\/td>60<\/td>38<\/td>66<\/td>79<\/td><\/tr>
Stara Zagora<\/td>103<\/td>177<\/td>39<\/td>43<\/td>16<\/td>29<\/td>48<\/td><\/tr>
Targovishte<\/td>1<\/td>7<\/td>1<\/td>4<\/td>5<\/td>11<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Haskovo<\/td>8<\/td>22<\/td>9<\/td>9<\/td>21<\/td>17<\/td>21<\/td><\/tr>
Shumen<\/td>9<\/td>172<\/td>10<\/td>8<\/td>5<\/td>13<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Yambol<\/td>30<\/td>21<\/td>22<\/td>16<\/td>6<\/td>8<\/td>6<\/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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