Sunday, May 5, 2013

NJ gov signs overdose law, Bon Jovi applauds it

Singer Jon Bon Jovi, center, stands next to Pamela Sanquini, left, whose son Matthew overdose at the age of 20, and Jill LaZare, right, whose daughter Brooke overdose at age 23, as they listen to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talks about the signing of a good Samaritan bill intended to assure that a fear of prosecution doesn't get in the way of medical help for overdose victims, Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Paterson, N.J. The New Jersey law will shield from prosecution both overdose victims and those seeking medical help for them if they act in good faith. Bon Jovi's daughter suffered an apparent drug overdose on heroin in a dorm at Hamilton College in upstate New York last year. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — Just a few months after his daughter survived a drug overdose, Jon Bon Jovi joined New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Thursday for the signing of a law to encourage reporting of overdoses so victims don't end up dead.








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