Stephen Austin Eubanks ( October 7 , 1981 – May 18 , 2019 ) was an American motivational speaker on addiction and recovery . He was a survivor of the Columbine High School massacre , in which his best friend , 17-year-old Corey DePooter , was killed and Eubanks was shot in his hand and knee . Eubanks struggled with opioid addiction after the shooting . Eubanks was the chief operations officer for the Foundry Treatment Center
Columbine High School massacre
Columbine High School massacre
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