DUNWOODY, Ga. -- Dunwoody police are crediting the use of the overdose drug for helping to save a man's life. Wednesday, officers responded to a welfare check and found a man unconscious and unresponsive at The Drexel Apartments.

According to a release, Sgt. Robert Parsons administered the department-issued dose of Evzio Naloxone. EMS issued an additional dose once they arrived.

He was transported to a local hospital where he tested positive for opiods.

Dunwoody police wrote in a release, "Due to Sergeant Parsons' quick response and action by administering Evzio Naloxone, the male is expected to make a full recovery. Ironically, Sergeant Parsons initiated the department's effort to secure the devices."

DUNWOODY, GA (WXIA) – Dunwoody Police are stepping up patrols near Dunwoody High School after officer say a student prank got out of hand Monday evening, leading nearby residents to call 911.

Now, the school’s principal and police are cracking down with a stern warning for students.

The principal held an assembly with students on Tuesday to talk about what happened on Monday night. It’s called “Junior-Senior Wars” and the school’s principal says it has been a tradition at Dunwoody High for the past few years.

11Alive News obtained a copy of the letter the principal sent home with students threatening suspension or expulsion for the continued behavior.

Dunwoody Police are concerned that the activity could have been become more serious. An officer pointed out on Tuesday that there was one element that takes the events of Monday night beyond a harmless joke.

DUNWOODY, Ga. -- Dunwoody police report that a missing elderly man has returned home.

Bonnie Swancy, 84,  went missing around 4:15 p.m. He was last seen driving somewhere between the area of the Jim Ellis dealership on Peachtree Road and the Hertz car rental car on Perimeter Center Pkwy.

Police said Swancy suffers from dementia and is hard of hearing. Shortly after they announced he was missing a Mattie's Call was issued to alert the public in hopes that he would be found unharmed.