6. Stephanie Bongiovi – Heroin Overdose
Jon Bon Jovi is one of the best musicians of all time, but despite all the appeals that come with the rock and roll lifestyle, he’s openly said in the past that he was always able to stay away from drugs and alcohol. Things were not quite as easy for his daughter Stephanie Rose, who was found overdosing from heroin when she was only 19 years old. Stephanie was at university when she was found unconscious in her dorm room with a small amount of heroin nearby.
Because she overdosed, the potential charges for drug possession were not held against her. When talking about the experience of receiving the phone call from her daughter, Bon Jovi said “It was horrible, a horrible moment. It was my worst moment as a father.”
It was approximately a year later when Stephanie was looking healthy as she joined the family for a charity gala.
“She was by no means sticking needles in her arms. But there’s a lot of synthetic stuff in the world and a lot of temptation and access and pressures that just a generation ago you and I didn’t know about. I wasn’t aware of it, not because I’m not home but because it is a different world,” said Bon Jovi when he was asked about how she may have gotten involved.
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