At Least 6% of Bulgarian Teenagers Are Alcoholics

The number of heavily drinking Bulgarian teenages is rising. Photo by BGNES

Between 15 000 and 25 000 teenagers in Bulgaria are regular drinkers of hard liquor.

According to a survey of the National Drug Addiction Center, the number of drinking teenagers in Bulgaria has increased threefold over the last 10 years; the number of drinking teenage girls has grown sixfold.

The more optimistic estimates state that 5%-6% of the high school students in Bulgaria aged between 13 and 18 drink alcohol regularly. The heavy drinkers usually stick to daily portions of 2,5 liters of beer, or 1 liter of wine, or 250 ml of rakia (traditional Bulgarian brandy).

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