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Student exceeds fundraising goal for Narcan in classrooms
By Cathy Cobbs
Dunwoody High School Junior Mady
Cohen’s efforts to raise $5,000 so that
opioid-reversing Narcan could be available
in every classroom at the school, has not
only met her goal but more than doubled
it.
Cohen reported that more than
$11,000 has been raised so far, not
only fulfilling the original goal, but
also allowing for the expansion of drug
education for students, teachers and
parents.
“It felt so great going to classrooms
and handing it [supplies of Narcan] out
directly to teachers,” she said. “We have
begun discussions for an educational piece
for students, teachers, and parents on the
dangers of opioid addiction and overdose
prevention.”
And Cohen’s goals will expand beyond
the doors of DHS.
“My goal is once we have set this up
at Dunwoody High School, I can use it to
give to other high schools as a template for
their school,” she said.
Cohen was recognized for her efforts
in September when she received the 2024
Georgia Recovery Champion Award from
the Georgia Council for Recovery at the
organization’s luncheon.
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Mady Cohen, who raised funds to supply every
classroom at Dunwoody High with Narcan, was honored
by the Georgia Council for Recovery. (Provided).
recovery resource
is a piece I want to
add to my project
somehow.”
Cohen said she
was motivated to
start the drive after
a reported drug
overdose at the
school.
On May 6,
15-year-old Mia
Dieguez died after
allegedly ingesting
a Fentanyl-laced
Percocet that was
given to her by
another student,
despite concerted
efforts to revive her. A minor, reportedly
a classmate of Dieguez, was arrested and
charged with involuntary manslaughter
and reckless conduct.
On Aug. 28, police and medical teams
were called to the school again after a
reported drug overdose. Staff members
administered Narcan to a 16-year-old
student and she was reported to be
“alert, conscious and breathing” when
the medical teams arrived, according to a
statement by Dunwoody Police.
Cohen said she started the initiative
over the summer after “seeing not only my
friends, but an entire community suffer”
after Dieguez’ death.
“This isn’t just a Dunwoody High
School problem, it’s a world-wide
epidemic,” she said. “I am hoping people
from other schools will see this and do it
for their communities.”
City council discusses
comprehensive plan
By Cathy Cobbs
The Dunwoody City Council heard an
update at its Sept. 24 meeting about efforts
to gather citizens’ input regarding the city’s
comprehensive plan.
The two-year process, according
Dunwoody Community Development
Director Richard McLeod, kicked off on
June 10, and will include seven public
meetings, plus public hearings at planning
commission and city council meetings.
“There has also been in-person
outreach, including public pop-up
meetings at several celebrations and events
around the city,” he said. More than 1,000
people responded to a recently closed
online survey, and another one is planned
for the first quarter of 2025.
Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch said
she was pleased with the outreach efforts
made thus far, and encouraged outreach
to the Hispanic community to gauge its
thoughts about the future of the city.
In other action, the council accepted
a $439,000 grant that will be used to
fund intersection improvement projects
throughout the city. The grant was
awarded by the Georgia Department of
Transportation through its FY 2024 LMIG
Safety Action Plan.
The funded improvements include:
■ North Peachtree Road Pedestrian
Hybrid Beacon at Chesnut Elementary
■ Perimeter Center West Pedestrian
Hybrid Beacon at Perimeter Mall
■ Chamblee Dunwoody Road Crosswalk
Improvements at Kings Down Road
■ Peeler Road at Cherring Lane
Crosswalk with Rectangular Rapid
Flashing Beacons
■ Roberts Drive at Wildcat Park with
Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons
■ Hammond Drive R-Cut Median
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