Woman's South West drug death marrs New Year's Eve A woman has died in the South West from a suspected drug overdose and several others required medical treatment. A WOMAN died and a number of people needed medical attention after a series of suspected New Year's Eve drug overdoses in WA. By 10.30pm last night, police said they had received information about a number of possible drug overdoses. While it was not yet known which specific drugs had been taken, a number of revellers needed medical help in Perth and Dunsborough. Another fatality, where a man died on Wedge Island, 160km north of Perth, after a brawl further soured New Year's Eve celebrations. This morning, a police spokeswoman said: "During the night there were a number of people requiring medical treatment for suspected drug overdoses. Tragically, one female in the South West of the state died after what is suspected to be a drug overdose. Numerous other people in the Perth area required medical intervention. The tragedy comes after New Year's Eve revellers were warned about the perils of illegal drug use, after a spike in psychosis cases in Perth hospitals due to drug use. Fremantle Hospital emergency department co-director Ian Dey said the latest spike in cases illustrated the dangers that drugs posed. "What we know so far is that these cases have involved the ingestion of blue unmarked capsules, which were purchased locally, with most believing they contained predominantly MDMA (ecstasy)," Dr Dey said. Police today reminded the public that no illicit drugs are safe to use. "Illicit drug use is very dangerous and you can never be sure what has been mixed into the drugs you buy," the spokeswoman said. Unfortunately the use of illicit drug use can lead to death, or serious and permanent injuries.