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May 22, 2019

Austin Eubanks, Survivor of Columbine and Advocate for Addicts, Found Dead
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Austin Eubanks, a survivor of the 1999 Columbine mass shooting and
advocate for those suffering from addiction, was found dead in his home
this past weekend. Eubanks became a public speaker on the issue of
addiction after battling with opioid abuse. He said he became addicted
after being put on powerful painkillers to manage the pain from gunshot
injuries sustained in the Columbine massacre, in which two students
killed 12 fellow students and one teacher. While no official autopsy
results have been released, the Eubanks family said in a statement that
Austin "lost the battle with the very disease he fought so hard to help
others face."


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