Fundraiser will help save lives at Dunwoody High and beyond

Teachers, students, and staff at Dunwoody High School have learned a hard lesson during the 2024-25 school year.

Two students have suffered serious overdoses from drugs laced with the deadly opioid fentanyl while on the school’s campus this year. Tragically, one student died. The other, according to officials, was saved thanks to a dose of Narcan that happened to be at arm’s reach within the classroom.

Now, one Dunwoody student has made it her mission to make sure every classroom at Dunwoody High School is stocked with the lifesaving drug that reverses opioid overdoses.

Mady Cohen, a junior, is collecting money to provide Naloxone—commonly known as Narcan—to every classroom and common area on campus, according to Rough Draft Atlanta. So far, Cohen has raised more than her $5,000 goal, but she hopes to continue to collect money for “opioid education and overdose prevention for students, teachers and staff.”

That important information will inevitably travel outside of the classroom, spreading into the homes of those teachers and students, who will share what they learn with family and friends. There’s a good chance at least one of the students or teachers will use Narcan to save a life in their lifetime.

We at The Champion applaud Cohen’s efforts and hope leaders at other schools in DeKalb County are inspired to start similar efforts in their own classrooms.
For more information, email madysproject@gmail.com