Western Australian Drug Trends (IDRS and EDRS) 2025 Seminar

WEDNESDAY 25 FEBRUARY – 10am-11.30am (AWST)
Great Southern Room (Level 4), State Library of Western Australia

Seminar title:

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN DRUG TRENDS SEMINAR: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2025 ILLICIT DRUG REPORTING SYSTEM (IDRS) AND ECSTASY AND RELATED DRUGS REPORTING SYSTEM (EDRS)

Event Details:

The Perth Drug Trends team invites community stakeholders to attend a morning seminar presenting key findings from the 2025 Western Australian Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) and Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) interviews.

The seminar will be chaired by Simon Lenton, with presentations delivered by Jodie Grigg and Jack Curran. Presentations will be followed by panel reflections and a broader discussion featuring community experts Paul Dessauer (CEO, PBHRWA) and Jessamine Soderstrom (Emergency Physician and Clinical Toxicologist, RPH).

Cool refreshments and a light morning tea will be available. Coffee and tea are available for purchase on the ground floor at Ground + Co Cafe, and attendees are welcome to bring their drinks into the event space.

Format

In-person only (no online/hybrid option)

Location and access

Great Southern Room (Level 4), State Library of Western Australia, Perth Cultural Centre, 25 Francis Street, Perth WA 6000.

The library is easily accessible via public transport and 24-hour undercover parking is available directly beneath the building.

The Great Southern Room is on Level 4 overlooking the Perth business district. Take the lift to the Level 3 and you will see a set of stairs to Level 4. If you are unable to use stairs, access via lift is available back of house. You can report to ground floor library reception, and they will assist you. If you need access via lift, we would appreciate notification beforehand to alert the library, but it is not essential.

Places are limited. To register, email your name and organisation to ndri@curtin.edu.au

Register now

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Posted on: 19 Jan 2026

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