 CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1. THE GENESIS OF DRUG USE
AND ABUSE IN BULGARIA
1.1. MEDICAL OPIATES, TRANQUILIZERS, AMPHETAMINES (1968-1990)
1.2. THE ARRIVAL OF HEROIN (1990-1991)
1.3. THE FIRST HEROIN OUTBREAK (1992-1994)
1.4. THE END OF THE FIRST HEROIN WAVE (1995-1997)
1.5. CLOSING DOWN INSURANCE COMPANIES AND THE ENCROACHMENT OF ORGANIZED CRIME
OVER DRUG DEALERSHIP (1997-2001)
A. The Involvement of Organized Crime in Heroin Transit Channels and Their
Capture of Domestic Markets
B. The Surge of Soft Drug Use
C. The Penetration of Synthetic Drugs
2. STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION
OF DRUG DISTRIBUTION IN BULGARIA
2.1. THE HEROIN MARKET
2.2. THE SOFT DRUG MARKET
2.3. THE SYNTHETIC DRUG MARKET
2.4. BULGARIAN DRUG-RELATED ORGANIZED CRIME AND POSSIBLE SCENARIOS FOR THE
FUTURE OF DRUG-DISTRIBUTION IN THE COUNTRY
3. ASSESSMENT OF PSYCHOACTIVE
SUBSTANCE (PAS) USE AND ABUSE IN BULGARIA
3.1. SOFT DRUG USE
3.2. SYNTHETIC DRUG USE
3.3. USE OF HEROIN
3.4. THE USE OF COCAINE, LSD, ANABOLIC STEROIDS, AND INHALANTS
4. CONCLUSION
APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1: METHODOLOGICAL REMARKS
APPENDIX 2: THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS IN BULGARIA:
LEGISLATIVE, INSTITUTIONAL AND POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT | 
