Drug Addiction Prevention in Bulgaria: Approaches for Impact Assessment

Abstract

Impact assessment of policies aiming prevention of use and dependency on psychoactive substances (PAS) all over the world include a wide range of approaches and policy instruments, but their implementation in Bulgaria is limited and underestimated. The report suggests some conclusions about the impact of antidrug prevention policies in Bulgaria, developed on statistics and in-deep interviews. The idea is to outline some steps toward improvement of drug prevention policies and institutions.